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Table 1 Effects of patient characteristics on seroprevalence of T. gondii infection in semi-domesticated and pet cats

From: Prevalence of toxoplasmosis in semi-domesticated and pet cats within and around Bangkok, Thailand

Category

Semi-domesticated cats

Pet cats

Total

N

No. positive (%)

N

No. positive (%)

N

No. positive (%)

Breed

 DSH

130

15 (11.5)

52

2 (3.8)

182

17 (9.3)

 Persia

–

–

48

0 (0)

48

0 (0)#

 Maine Coon

–

–

7

0 (0)

7

0 (0)

 Scottish Fold

–

–

5

0 (0)

5

0 (0)

 Mixed

–

–

18

0 (0)

18

0 (0)

 Total

130

15 (11.5)

130

2 (1.5)**

260

17 (6.5)

Age group, years

  < 1

34

1 (2.9)

18

0 (0)

52

1 (1.9)

 1–5

87

13 (14.9)

74

1 (1.3)**

161

14 (8.7)

  > 5

9

1 (11.1)

38

1 (2.6)

47

2 (4.3)

Sex

 Male

46

5 (10.9)

59

0 (0)**

105

5 (4.8)

 Female

84

10 (11.9)

71

2 (2.8)*

155

12 (7.7)

  1. Abbreviation:  DSH = domestic short-haired
  2. *p < 0.05 vs. semi-domesticated cat
  3. **p < 0.01 vs. semi-domesticated cat
  4. #p < 0.05 vs. DSH