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

Data from 142 owners of cats (6 missing).