Research Article
A Cross-Sectional Survey to Estimate the Cat Population and Ownership Profiles in a Semirural Area of Central Italy
Table 3
Descriptive, univariable, and multivariable logistic analysis for cats that visited a veterinarian.
| Veterinarian: = 184 (missing = 6) | | Never = 58 | 1 or more times a year = 120 | Univariable logistic model | Multivariable logistic model | OR (95% CI) | value | OR (95% CI) | value |
| Sex | | | | | | | Male | 26 (44.8) | 46 (43.8) | 1.0 (0.5–1.9) | 0.900 | | | Female | 32 (55.2) | 59 (56.2) | | | Missing | 0 | 0 | | | | | Age (years) | | | | | | | 0–3 | 29 (50.0) | 64 (53.4) | — | — | | | 4–6 | 19 (32.8) | 31 (25.8) | 0.7 (0.4–1.5) | 0.411 | | | >6 | 10 (17.2) | 25 (20.8) | 1.1 (0.5–2.7) | 0.775 | | | Missing | 0 | 0 | | | | | Breed | | | | | | | European/crossbreed | 57 (98.3) | 112 (94.1) | 3.6 (0.4–29.4) | 0.240 | | | Pedigree | 1 (1.7) | 7 (5.9) | | | Missing | 0 | 1 | | | | | Source | | | | | | | Born in house | 27 (49.1) | 13(12.1) | — | | — | | Found/gift | 28 (50.9) | 89 (83.2) | 6.6 (3.0–14.4) | <0.001 | 3.62 (1.1–13.0) | <0.05 | Adopted/purchased | 0 (0) | 5 (4.7) | — | | — | | Missing | 3 | 13 | | | | | Neutering | | | | | | | Yes | 14 (32.6) | 84 (85.7) | 12.4 (5.3–29.2) | <0.001 | 10.5 (3.7–30.1) | <0.01 | No | 29 (67.4) | 14 (14.3) | Missing | 15 | 22 | | | | | Feeding | | | | | | | Homemade | 7 (12.3) | 2 (1.7) | — | | — | | Commercial | 21 (36.8) | 73 (61.9) | 12.2 (2.4–63.0) | <0.01 | 13.0 (1.2–146.4) | <0.05 | Mixed | 29 (50.9) | 43 (36.4) | 5.2 (1.1–6.8) | <0.05 | 21.7 (1.8–259.8) | <0.05 | Missing | 1 | 2 | | | | | Where the cat lives | | | | | | | Urban area | 9 (15.8) | 48 (41.0) | — | | — | | Rural area | 48 (84.2) | 69 (59.0) | 3.7 (1.7–8.3) | <0.001 | 4.0 (1.2–13.5) | <0.05 | Missing | 1 | 3 | | | | | Household size | = 43 | = 93 | | | | | 1 person | 1 (2.4) | 6 (6.7) | — | — | | | 2 persons | 11 (26.8) | 26 (28.9) | 0.4 (0.1–3.5) | 0.398 | | | 3 or more persons | 29 (70.8) | 58 (64.4) | 0.4 (0.1–3.1) | 0.346 | | | Missing | 2 | 3 | | | | | Children | | | | | | | Yes | 15 (35.7) | 25 (28.4) | 0.6 (0.3–1.1) | 0.089 | | | No | 27 (64.3) | 63 (71.6) | | | Missing | 1 | 5 | | | | |
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Data from 142 owners of cats (6 missing).
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