Detection and genetic characterization of feline bocavirus in Northeast China

Table 2 Prevalence of feline bocavirus infection in cats in Northeast China

Factor	Category	no. tested	Prevalence (no. positive)	Univariable analysis^a			The number of different genotype in FBoV- positive samples
Factor	Category	no. tested	Prevalence (no. positive)	OR	95% CI	P value	FBoV-1	FBoV-2	FBoV-1+ FBoV-2
Region	Shenyang	36	25% (9)	Reference			7/9	2/9	0/9
	Jinzhou	17	23.5% (4)	1.180	0.485–2.874	0.715	3/4	1/4	0/4
	Changchun	85	29.4% (25)	0.714	0.208–2.451	0.593	15/25	6/25	4/25
	Jilin	33	24.2% (8)	1.125	0.384–3.297	0.830	5/8	3/8	0/8
	Harbin	26	19.2% (5)	0.923	0.239–3.564	0.908	5/5	0/5	0/5
Source	PVC	71	16.9% (12)	Reference			10/12	2/12	0/12
Source	ASC	126	30.9% (39)	2.445	1.160–5.154	0.019	25/39	10/39	4/39
Clinical symptom	Diarrhea	105	33.3% (35)	Reference			26/35	6/35	3/35
Clinical symptom	Normal	92	17.4% (16)	2.375	1.210–4.663	0.012	9/16	6/16	1/16
Season	Spring	35	25.7% (9)	Reference			6/9	3/9	0/9
	Summer	51	21.6% (11)	0.679	0.285–1.614	0.380	7/11	3/11	1/11
	Autumn	75	25.3% (19)	0.592	0.248–1.933	0.483	14/19	4/19	1/19
	Winter	36	33.3% (12)	0.550	0.210–1.439	0.223	8/12	2/12	2/12
Total		197	25.9% (51)				35/51	12/51	4/51

PVC private veterinary clinic, ASC animal shelter center, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, p value probability value
^aThe univariable analysis was performed with a univariable logistic regression model using PASW Statistics 19.0. The screening result (positive or negative) was used as the dependent variable, and the factors were used as the covariates

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