Table 5 The study population with number and percentage of T. cati-positive cats

Age group

6–11 months

29

3

10.3

2.2–27.4

0.060

12 months and older

305

8

2.6

1.1–5.1

Sex

Female

182

8

4.4

1.9–8.5

0.041*

Male

175

18

10.3

6.2–15.8

Shelter background¹

Yes

46

16

34.8

21.4–50.2

< 0.001***

No

333

11

3.3

1.7–5.8

Traveling background

Yes

44

0

0.0

0.0–0.8

0.371

No

290

11

3.8

1.9–6.7

Multi-animal household

Yes

281

10

3.6

1.7–6.4

1.000

No

53

1

1.9

0.0–1.0

Anthelmintic regime

No anthelmintics

38

0

0.0

0.0–9.3

0.026*

Routinely

187

10

5.3

2.6–9.6

Fecal test

109

1

0.9

0.0–5.0

Anthelmintic/fecal exam frequency

Never

33

0

0.0

0.0–10.6

0.022*

< once a year

114

2

1.8

0.2–6.2

Once a year

112

3

2.7

0.6–7.6

Twice a year

56

2

3.6

0.4–12.3

2–4 times a year

17

4

23.5

6.8–49.9

Over 4 times a year

2

0

0.0

0.0–84.2

Previous parasitic infections

No

271

4

1.5

0.4–3.7

0.001***

Yes

63

7

11.1

4.6–21.6

Time since last anthelmintic

Not known

34

0

0.0

0.0–10.3

0.133

1–3 months

39

3

7.7

1.6–20.9

3–6 months

69

4

5.8

1.6–14.2

Over 6 months

53

2

3.8

0.5–13.0

Over 12 months

139

2

1.4

0.2–5.1

Outdoor access

No

87

3

3.4

0.7–9.7

1.000

Yes

247

8

3.2

1.4–6.3

Eating raw food

No

50

0

0.0

0.0–7.1

0.096

Yes

271

11

4.1

2.0–7.1

Not known

13

0

0.0

0.0–24.7

Geo/coprophagia

No

306

11

3.6

1.8–6.3

0.609

Yes

28

0

0.0

0.0–12.3

Signs or veterinarian visit within the last month

No

214

10

4.7

2.3–8.4

0.105

Yes

120

1

0.8

0.0–4.6

Breed

Mixed breed

163

10

6.1

3.0–11.0

0.005**

Purebred

171

1

0.6

0.0–3.2