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Table 2

Factors associated with prevalence of E. bieneusi in foxes.

Factor Category No. positive/tested % (95% CI*) Univariate meta-regression
Multivariate analysisc
OR (95% CI) p-Value OR (95% CI) p-Value
Region Heilongjiang Province 7/47 14.9 (5.93–26.70) Referenced <0.0001 0.408 (0.339–0.491) <0.0001
Jilin Province 11/40 27.5 (14.61–42.51) 2.17 (0.75–6.27)
Liaoning Province 52/79 65.8 (54.96–75.93) 11.05 (4.35–27.83)
Hebei Province 19/93 20.4 (12.79–29.28) 1.47 (0.57–3.79)
Shandong Province 81/93 87.1 (79.43–93.24) 39.52 (2.95–11.67)
Breeding scale <1500 83/153 54.3 (46.30–62.10) 1.53 (1.00–2.33) 0.0506 0.468 (0.275–0.796) <0.0001
≥1500 87/199 43.7 (36.88–50.68) Reference
Diarrhea Yes 45/74 60.8 (49.39–71.68) 1.90 (1.13–3.21) 0.0156
No 125/278 45.0 (39.15–50.85) Reference
Age of Fox Adulta 53/182 29.1 (22.73–35.95) Reference <0.0001
Juvenileb 117/170 68.8 (61.64–75.59) 12.38 (7.15–21.45)
Total 170/352 48.3 (42.97–53.65)

CI*: confidence interval; a: ≥1 year old; b: <1 year old; c: Only effect factors are listed; d: control group for risk analysis.

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