Risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii infection in dogs: a serological survey

Table 1 Descriptive statistics and serological test results

	Category	n. dogs tested	Relative distribution %	n. positive at IFAT	Seroprevalence %	95% CI
Gender	Male	67	58.8	22	32.8	21.1–44.6
Gender	Female	53	44.2	13	24.5	11.2–37.9
Age groups	6 m– 3y	37	30.8	8	21.6	8.4–34.9
	> 3–7 years	45	37.5	16	35.5	21.6–49.5
	> 7 years	38	31.7	11	28.9	14.6–43.3
Use	Pet dog	29	24.2	6	20.7	6.0-35.4
	Watchdog	9	7.5	4	44.4	12.0-76.9
	Hunting dog	62	51.7	19	30.6	19.2–42.1
	Truffle dog	20	16.7	6	30.0	9.4–50.6
Housing	House	34	28.3	8	23.5	9.3–37.7
Housing	Outside	86	71.7	27	31.4	21.6–41.2
Lifestyle	Indoor/outdoor	97	80.8	22	22.7	14.4–31.0
Lifestyle	Outdoor	23	19.2	13	56.5	36.0-76.5
Cohabitation with cats	No	73	60.8	18	24.6	14.8–34.5
Cohabitation with cats	Yes	47	39.2	17	36.2	22.5–49.9
Coprophagy	No	87	72.5	16	18.4	10.3–26.5
Coprophagy	Yes	33	27.5	19	57.57	40.7–74.4

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