Table 1 Prevalence and risk factors of FcaGHV1 infection in domestic cats in Germany and Austria; based on the results of chi square tests and the calculation of odds ratios

FIV status

Negative

39/298 (13.1 %)

Ref

-

-

Germany

Positive

42/104 (40.4 %)

<0.0001*

4.499

2.684 – 7.541

Germany

Sex

Female

10/123 (8.1 %)

Ref

-

-

Germany

Male

99/183 (54.1 %)

<0.0001*

13.320

6.553 – 27.07

Germany

Age

≤5 years

19/152 (12.5 %)

Ref

-

-

Germany

>5.5 years

31/123 (25.2 %)

0.0066*

2.359

1.256 – 4.429

Germany

Neuter status

Male intact

17/63 (27 %)

Ref

-

-

Germany

Male neutered

36/120 (30 %)

0.6691

1.160

0.588 – 2.289

Germany

Female intact

3/55 (5.5 %)

Ref

-

-

Germany

Female neutered

7/68 (10.3 %)

0.3288

1.989

0.489 – 8.087

Germany

Health status

Healthy¹

8/31 (25.8 %)

Ref

-

-

Austria

Chronically ill²

11/29 (37.9 %)

0.3130

1.757

0.585 – 5.279

Austria