. 2022 Apr 21;12(2):290–302. doi: 10.5455/OVJ.2022.v12.i2.18

Table 2. Prevalence and odds ratio of FLUTD’s contributing causes (pyogenic, crystals, and mixed cases) in Shirazi and Baladi tomcats.

Causes	Measures	Breeds by age						p-value
		Shirazi Tomcat			Baladi Tomcat
		≤2	2: 4	>4	≤2	2: 4	>4
*Pyogenic causes*
E. coli	n	9	9	12	9	9	13	---
	PP	12.86^b	12.86^b	17.14^a	12.86^b	12.86^b	18.57^a	0.012
	OR	5.36^b	6.52^b	27.27^a	2.65^c	10.71^b	21.67^a	0.001
S. aureus	n	4	4	0	5	2	1	---
	PP	5.71^a	5.71^a	0.00^b	7.14^a	2.86^b	1.43^c	0.001
	OR	1.06^a	0.72^b	0.19^c	0.82^a	0.53^b	0.13^c	0.000
*Urine crystals*
Amorphous urate	n	3	5	5	12	7	4	---
	PP	4.29^b	7.14^a	7.14^a	17.14^a	10.00^b	5.71^c	0.005
	OR	0.68^c	1.19^b	1.32^a	2.68^a	2.57^a	0.55^b	0.001
Calcium oxalate	n	0	0	2	1	1	4	---
	PP	0.00^b	0.00^b	2.86^a	1.43^b	1.43^b	5.71^a	0.002
	OR	0.00^b	0.00^b	0.40^a	0.09^c	0.21^b	0.55^a	0.000
Amorphous phosphate	n	1	3	3	3	2	3	---
	PP	1.43^b	4.29^a	4.29^a	4.29^a	2.86^b	4.29^a	0.007
	OR	0.19^c	0.60^b	0.66^a	0.32^c	0.45^a	0.38^b	0.001
Triple phosphate	n	10	7	5	4	5	7	---
	PP	14.29^a	10.00^b	7.14^c	5.71^c	7.14^b	10.00^a	0.002
	OR	6.25^a	2.08^b	1.32^c	0.45^c	1.47^a	1.22^b	0.000
*Mixed causes*
E. coli and crystals	n	4	6	7	9	6	11	---
	PP	5.71^c	8.57^b	10.00^a	12.86^b	8.57^c	15.71^a	0.001
	OR	1.06^c	1.34^b	1.85^a	0.95^c	1.92^a	1.43^b	0.000
S. aureus and crystals	n	3	2	0	5	0	1	---
	PP	4.29^a	2.86^b	0.00^b	7.14^a	0.00^c	1.43^b	0.000
	OR	0.79^a	0.45^b	0.00^c	0.53^a	0.00^c	0.13^b	0.000

Means with different superscripts in the same row are significantly different at p ≤ 0.05 or highly significantly different at p < 0.01. Means with the same superscripts in the same row are nonsignificantly different at p< 0.05. Total number of cases caused by crystals = 43; pyogenic microorganisms = 23; and mixed cases = 54. The recorded crystals were amorphous urate = 36; calcium oxalate = 8; amorphous phosphate = 15; and triple phosphate = 38. PP: Point prevalence; OR: Odds ratio; E. coli: Escherichia coli, S. aureus: Staphylococcus aureus; SE: Standard error.