A comparison of real-time PCR and reverse line blot hybridization in detecting feline haemoplasmas of domestic cats and an analysis of risk factors associated with haemoplasma infections

Table 6 Logistic regression model for predictor variables and qPCR positive results for ‘ Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum’

Variable	Regression coefficient	SE	Odds ratio	95% CI	P value
Retrovirus status	2.18	0.64	8.80	2.51 - 30.80	< 0.01
(positive vs negative)
Gender (male vs female)	1.21	0.58	3.40	1.06 - 10.66	0.04
Age (years)	0.15	0.06	1.16 ¹	1.03 - 1.30	0.01
Constant	−2.89	0.60			< 0.01

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