Prevalence and Genotype Distribution of Giardia duodenalis in Rabbits in Shandong Province, Eastern China

Table 2

Prevalence and risk factors of Giardia duodenalis infection in rabbits.

Factor	Category	No. tested	No. positive	% (95% CI)	value	OR (95% CI)
Breeds	Long-haired rabbit	188	3	1.6 (0.19–3.39)	0.01	Reference
	New Zealand white rabbit	207	15	7.3 (3.72–10.78)		4.82 (1.37–16.92)
	Tolai hare	221	51	23.1 (17.52–28.63)		18.50 (5.67–60.38)
Region	Rizhao	490	41	8.4 (5.92–10.82)	0.01	Reference
	Weihai	126	28	22.2 (14.96–29.48)		3.13 (1.85–5.30)
Feeding	Indoors	395	18	4.6 (2.50–6.62)	0.01	Reference
	Outdoors	221	51	23.1 (17.50–28.64)		6.28 (3.56–11.08)
Age	Young (<6 months)	278	26	9.4 (5.93–12.77)	0.19	Reference
	Adult (≥6 months)	338	43	12.7 (9.17–16.27)		1.41 (0.84–2.37)
Gender	Female	347	38	11.0 (7.67–14.22)	0.82	Reference
	Male	269	31	11.5 (7.70–15.33)		1.06 (0.64–1.75)
Total		616	69	11.2 (8.71–13.69)