Canine visceral leishmaniasis in Araçatuba, state of São Paulo, Brazil, and its relationship with characteristics of dogs and their owners: a cross-sectional and spatial analysis using a geostatistical approach

Table 3 Distribution of CanL seropositivity, according to the dogs’ characteristics, Araçatuba, Brazil, 2015-2016

Covariate^a	Category	IgG negative		IgG positive		Total (1396; 100%)
Covariate^a	Category	n	%^b	n	%^b	n	%^c
SEX	Female	761	92.9	58	7.1	819	58.7
SEX	Male	522	90.5	55	9.5	577	41.3
AGE (months)	< 48	506	92.5	41	7.5	547	39.2
	48 to < 96	448	92.4	37	7.6	485	34.7
	96 and more	262	90.7	27	9.3	289	20.7
	NA	67	89.3	8	10.7	75	5.4
HAIR	Long	283	94.7	16	5.3	299	21.4
	Short	939	91.0	91	9.0	1030	73.8
	NA	61	89.7	6	10.3	67	4.8
SIZE	Small or medium	1042	92.3	87	7.7	1129	80.9
	Big	149	88.2	20	11.8	169	12.1
	NA	92	93.9	6	6.1	98	7.0
WHERE	Inside the house	385	95.8	17	4.2	402	28.8
	Sheltered backyard	489	91.2	47	8.8	536	38.4
	Unsheltered backyard or at street	303	87.1	45	12.9	348	24.9
	NA	106	96.4	4	3.6	110	7.9
WALK	No	532	90.1	57	9.9	589	41.2
	Yes	661	92.7	52	7.3	713	51.1
	NA	90	94.3	4	5.7	94	6.7
NIGHT	Inside the house	163	97.6	4	2.4	167	12.0
	Sheltered backyard	789	91.6	72	8.4	861	61.7
	Unsheltered backyard or at street	223	87.1	33	12.9	256	18.3
	NA	108	96.4	4	3.6	112	8.0
ADOPT	No	1058	91.6	97	8.4	1155	82.7
	Yes	97	89.0	12	11.0	109	7.8
	NA	128	97.0	4	3.0	132	9.5

^aDescription in Table 1; ^b row percentages; ^c column percentages. NA missing data

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