Table 1 Association between IFT-Lm results and epidemiological variables investigated in the studied animals
From: Canine visceral leishmaniasis in the Northeast Region of Brazil
Variable | N | IFATa | Variable (%); CI95%b | OR (CI95%)c | p d | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 195 | 14 | 7.2; 4.4–11.7 | 1.4 (0.6–2.9) | 0.24e |
Female | 196 | 19 | 9.7; 6.3–14.7 | |||
Breed | Pure | 114 | 9 | 7.9; 4.2–14.3 | 1.1 (0.5–2.5) | 0.49e |
Mongrel | 277 | 24 | 8.7; 5.9–12.6 | |||
Age (years) | Young (≤1 year) | 54 | 4 | 7.4; 3.0–17.6 | 1.2 (0.4–3.5) | 0.51e |
Adult (>1 year) | 337 | 29 | 8.6; 6.1–12.1 | |||
Age (months) | 6-12 months | 54 | 4 | 7.4; 3.0–17.6 | – | 0.78f |
12-24 months | 81 | 5 | 6.2; 2.7–13.7 | |||
24-48 months | 92 | 7 | 7.6; 3.8–14.9 | |||
48-60 months | 86 | 8 | 9.3; 4.8–17.3 | |||
>60 months | 78 | 9 | 11.5; 6.2–20.5 | |||
Contact with other animals | No | 77 | 2 | 2.6; 0.8–9.0 | 4.1 (1.0–17.6) | 0.02e |
Yes | 314 | 31 | 9.9; 7.1–13.7 | |||
Number of contacted animals | None | 59 | 1 | 1.7; 0.4–8.9 | – | 0.00f |
Only one | 207 | 13 | 6.3; 3.7–10.5 | |||
Two or more | 125 | 19 | 15.2; 10.0–22.5 | |||
Raising | Domestic | 307 | 23 | 7.5; 5.1–11.0 | – | 0.27f |
Semi-domestic | 79 | 10 | 12.7; 7.1–21.8 | |||
Free | 5 | 0 | 0.0; 0.0–0.0 | |||
Food | Commercial feed | 88 | 8 | 9.1; 4.7–16.9 | – | 0.84f |
Homemade food | 130 | 12 | 9.2; 5.4–15.5 | |||
Both | 173 | 13 | 7.5; 4.5–12.4 | |||
Environment | Earth | 80 | 7 | 8.8; 4.4–17.0 | – | 0.91f |
Cement | 178 | 16 | 9.0; 5.6–14.1 | |||
Both | 131 | 10 | 7.6; 4.2–13.5 | |||
Disinfection | Daily | 326 | 25 | 7.7; 5.3–11.1 | – | 0.08f |
Weekly | 46 | 8 | 17.4; 9.1–30.8 | |||
Fortnightly | 15 | 0 | 0.0; 0.0–0.0 | |||
Monthly | 3 | 0 | 0.0; 0.0–0.0 |