Survey of Dermatophytes in Stray Cats with and without Skin Lesions in Northern Italy

Table 1

Epidemiological data of the population, prevalence of dermatophytes in relation to the epidemiological data and 𝑃 value of Fisher’s exact test and Odds ratio (OD) for each risk factor considered in a 273 stray cats with and without clinical signs living in north Italy.

Variable	Categories	Number of subject	%	Number (𝑁) and percentage (%) of cats positive for dermatophytes	𝑃 value of Chi square test and Odds ratio (OD)
Sex	Female	199	72.9	14/199 (7.0%)	𝑃 = 0.067, OD = 5.52; (CI = 0.71–42.78)
	Male	74	27.1	1/74 (1.4%)
Age	Young	120	44.0	9/120 (67.5%)	𝑃 = 0.198, OD = 1.99; (CI = 0.69–5.75)
	Adult	153	56.0	6/153 (3.9%)
Breed	European domestic cats	273	100	15/273 (5.5%)	—
Habitat	Urban	149	54.6	11/149 (7.4%)	𝑃 = 0.133, OD = 2.39; (CI = 0.74–7.71)
	Rural	124	45.5	4/124 (3.2%)
Coat	Short	259	94.9	14/259 (5.4%)	𝑃 = 0.781, OD =0.74; (CI = 0.09–6.09)
	Long	14	5.1	1/14 (7.1%)
Season	Warm	129	47.3	4/129 (3.1%)	𝑃 = 0.100, OD = 0.39; (CI = 0.12–1.25)
	Cold	144	52.7	11/144 (7.6%)
Skin lesion	Yes	63	23.1	3/63 (4.8%)	𝑃 = 0.770, OD = 0.83; (CI = 0.23–3.02)
	No	210	76.9	12/210 (5.7%)
Positivity to dermatophytes	Yes	15	5.5	—	—
	No	258	94.5	—	—
Positivity to saprophytic fungi	Yes	201	73.6	2/201 (1.0%)	𝑃 = 0.0001*, OD = 0.05; (CI = 0.01–0.21)
	No	72	26.4	13/72 (18.1%)

^∗𝑃 value < 0.05.