Table 2.

The demographics and the prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia duodenalis, and Blastocystis sp. in the stray cats of Tehran, Iran.

Factors	Samples % (N)	Cryptosporidium spp.		Giardia duodenalis		Blastocystis sp.
		% (N)	p	% (N)	p	% (N)	p
Age
< 1 year	47.0% (62)	3.2% (2)	0.316	1.6% (1)	0.931	1.6% (1)	0.467
> 1 year	53.0% (70)	7.1% (5)		1.4% (1)		1.4% (1)
Sex
Male	54.5% (72)	1.4% (1)	0.028	1.4% (1)	0.896	2.8% (2)	0.193
Female	45.5% (60)	10.0% (6)		1.7% (1)		0.0% (0)
Breed
DSH	72.7% (96)	6.2% (6)	0.719	2.1% (2)	0.683	0.0% (0)	0.054
DLH	25.8% (34)	2.9% (1)		0.0% (0)		5.9% (2)
Persian	1.5% (2)	0.0% (0)		0.0% (0)		0.0% (0)
Weight
< 2 kg	47.0% (62)	4.8% (3)	0.470	1.6% (1)	0.854	1.6% (1)	0.854
2–4	40.2% (53)	7.5% (4)		0.8% (1)		1.9% (1)
> 4 kg	12.8% (17)	0.0% (0)		0.0% (0)		0.0% (0)
Urban region
North	28.8% (38)	5.3% (2)	0.794	0.0% (0)	0.430	0.0% (0)	0.008
Center	18.9% (25)	4.0% (1)		0.0% (0)		0.0% (0)
South	12.9% (17)	11.8% (2)		5.9% (1)		0.0% (0)
West	26.5% (35)	2.9% (1)		2.9% (1)		0.0% (0)
East	12.9% (17)	5.9% (1)		0.0% (0)		11.8% (2)
Total	100.0% (132)	5.3% (7)		1.5% (2)		1.5% (2)