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Table 4 Association of clinical signs with FCV infection in the 200 FCV-suspect cats

From: Feline calicivirus and other respiratory pathogens in cats with Feline calicivirus-related symptoms and in clinically healthy cats in Switzerland

Clinical signs

Number of FCV-suspect cats

Number of FCV-positive cats

Number of FCV-negative cats

Odds ratios

Lower 95 % CIa

Upper 95 % CIa

(n = 200)

(n = 89)

(n = 111)

Gingivitis

103

62

41

3.89

2.08

7.43

Stomatitis

59

43

16

5.50

2.71

11.64

Caudal stomatitis

61

40

21

3.48

1.78

6.95

Salivation

38

30

8

6.48

2.69

17.47

Oral ulceration

23

18

5

5.33

1.80

19.22

Lingual ulceration

20

15

5

4.27

1.40

15.67

Nasal discharge

112

38

74

0.37

0.20

0.69

Ocular discharge

102

34

68

0.39

0.21

0.72

Sneezing

84

27

57

0.41

0.22

0.77

Keratitis

10

3

7

0.52

0.08

2.36

Conjunctivitis

93

39

54

0.82

0.45

1.50

Anorexia

49

23

26

1.14

0.56

2.29

Apathy

47

21

26

1.01

0.49

2.05

Elevated body temperature

29

14

15

1.19

0.50

2.84

Lameness

7

5

2

3.23

0.51

34.67

Skin ulcerations

6

4

2

2.55

0.36

28.85

Joint swelling

2

2

0

6.37

0.30

134.5

Cutaneous edema

2

1

1

1.25

0.08

20.28

  1. Significant associations are shown in bold
  2. aCI = confidence interval