Table 6.

Logistic regression model for risk factors associated with uncontrolled outdoor access for cats based on owner reports, with province/state as a random effect (N = 7,838 participants).

Risk factors		ORa	95% CIb	P
Increases risk of contracting diseases		-	-	<0.001
	Somewhat agree (ref.)c	-	-	-
	Strongly agree	0.49	0.38, 0.64	<0.001
	Somewhat disagree	1.31	0.85, 2.02	0.221
	Strongly disagree	1.13	0.60, 2.13	0.714
	Unsure	1.05	0.76, 1.45	0.758
Cats hunt small mammals and birds		-	-	<0.001
	Somewhat agree (ref.)	-	-	-
	Strongly agree	1.75	1.37, 2.25	<0.001
	Somewhat disagree	0.99	0.70, 1.41	0.960
	Strongly disagree	1.53	0.88, 2.67	0.133
	Unsure	0.98	0.58, 1.67	0.948
Increased risk of injury or death		-	-	<0.001
	Somewhat agree (ref.)	-	-	-
	Strongly agree	0.49	0.36, 0.67	<0.001
	Somewhat disagree	0.64	0.29, 1.44	0.281
	Strongly disagree	0.55	0.13, 2.32	0.411
	Unsure	0.49	0.20, 1.17	0.109
Increased risk of being lost or stolen		-	-	0.0125
	Somewhat agree (ref.)	-	-	-
	Strongly agree	0.65	0.49, 0.85	0.0020
	Somewhat disagree	1.04	0.64, 1.69	0.864
	Strongly disagree	1.53	0.57, 4.07	0.399
	Unsure	1.23	0.72, 2.13	0.443
Increased risk of being harmed by coyotes or other wildlife		-	-	<0.001
	Somewhat agree (ref.)	-	-	-
	Strongly agree	0.50	0.38, 0.67	<0.001
	Somewhat disagree	1.23	0.69, 2.20	0.480
	Strongly disagree	1.21	0.26, 5.51	0.809
	Unsure	1.25	0.67, 2.36	0.486
Cats with prior outdoor access should continue to have outdoor access		-	-	<0.001
	Somewhat agree (ref.)	-	-	-
	Strongly agree	2.43	1.86, 3.17	<0.001
	Somewhat disagree	0.45	0.32, 0.63	<0.001
	Strongly disagree	0.15	0.07, 0.29	<0.001
	Unsure	0.76	0.44, 1.07	0.118

Owner perspectives on the consequences of outdoor access reported here, with other aspects of the model reported in Tables 3–5, 7.

^aOdds ratio based on the output of mixed logistic regression model.

^b95% confidence interval of the odds ratio.

^cReferent category.

Bolded values indicate significance (p < 0.05).