Is there an equation that relates the parity of $\sigma_0$ to the parity of $\sigma_1$?

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Is there an equation that relates the parity of $\sigma_0$ (the number of divisors) to the parity of $\sigma_1$ (the sum of divisors)?

Added February 21 2017

From S.C.B.'s comment: "$\sigma_{0}(n)$ is odd iff $n$ is a square. $\sigma_{1}(n)$ is odd iff $n$ is a square or two times a square." Therefore, $\sigma_{0}(n)$ and $\sigma_{1}(n)$ are both odd when $n$ is a square.

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Is there an equation that relates $\sigma_0$ (the number of divisors) to $\sigma_1$ (the sum of divisors)?