Table 2 Reported demographic characteristics of recruited client-owned dog and cat populations.

From: Human social conditions predict the risk of exposure to zoonotic parasites in companion animals in East and Southeast Asia

Demographic characteristics

Cats and dogsa (n =  2381) (%)

Catsa (n =  1152) (%)

Dogsa (n =  1229) (%)

p-valueb

Age (years)

      

<0.001

<5

65.8

(1566)

79.9

(921)

52.5

(645)

 

5–15

32.0

(763)

18.1

(208)

45.2

(555)

 

>15

0.83

(20)

0.61

(7)

1.06

(13)

 

Sex

      

NS

Male

53.2

(1266)

52.6

(606)

53.7

(660)

 

Female

46.5

(1108)

47.1

(543)

46.0

(565)

 

Neuter

      

<0.001

Yes

35.9

(854)

43.1

(496)

29.1

(358)

 

No

58.4

(1390)

48.7

(561)

67.5

(829)

 

Environment

      

NS

Urban area

85.8

(2043)

87.2

(1004)

84.5

(1039)

 

Rural area

14.2

(337)

12.8

(147)

15.5

(190)

 

Household

      

NS

Apartment

34.0

(809)

34.5

(398)

33.4

(411)

 

House with garden

66.0

(1571)

65.4

(753)

66.6

(818)

 
  1. aThe results were reported as a percentage (number of animals).
  2. bp-value for the χ2 test/Fisher’s exact test for the differences between dog and cat populations, NS indicated a non-significant difference with a p-value ≥ 0.05.
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