Table 1 Cats with and without hemoplasma species (spp.) infection, and analysis of the risk factors housing conditions, feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), and feline leukemia virus (FeLV) infection status

Total

479

45 (9.4)

434 (90.6)

-

42 (93.3)

2 (4.5)

1 (2.2)

439

9.0 years

7.2 years

-

9.3

17

2

Gender

male

298

38 (12.8)

260 (87.2)

0.001

37 (97.4)

0 (0.0)

1 (2.6)

(n = 470)

female

181

7 (3.9)

174 (96.1)

5 (71.4)

2 (28.6)

0 (0.0)

Origin

shelter

56

10 (17.9)

56 (82.1)

0.104

10 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

(n = 479)

private

423

35 (8.3)

388 (91.7)

32(91.4)

2 (5.7)

1 (2.9)

Household

multi-cat

378

44 (11.6)

334 (88.4)

0.007

41 (93.2)

2 (4.5)

1 (2.3)

(n = 445)

single-cat

67

1 (1.5)

66 (98.5)

1 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Access

outdoor

229

37 (16.2)

192 (83.8)

<0.0001

39 (95.1)

2 (4.9)

0 (0.0)

(n = 432)

indoor

203

4 (2.0)

199 (98.0)

3 (75.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (25.0)

FIV infection

positive

7

5 (71.4)

2 (28.6)

<0.0001

5 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

(n = 477)

negative

470

40 (8.5)

430 (91.5)

37 (92.5)

2 (5.0)

1 (2.5)

Progressive FeLV infection

positive

9

1 (11.1)

8 (88.9)

ns

1 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

(n = 479)

negative

470

44 (9.4)

426 (91.5)

ns

41 (93.2)

2 (4.5)

1 (2.3)

Regressive FeLV infection

positive

7

2 (28.6)

5 (71.4)

ns

2 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

(n = 479)

negative

472

43 (9.1)

429 (90.9)

ns

40 (93.0)

2 (4.7)

1 (2.3)

Abortive FeLV infection

positive

22

12 (54.5)

10 (45.5)

<0.0001

12 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

(n = 459)

negative

437

28 (6.4)

409 (93.6)

23 (82.2)

2 (7.2)

1 (3.6)