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Table 2 Multivariable logistic regression of factors associated with consistently high postoperative pain class membership

From: Modifiable factors associated with a consistently high acute pain trajectory after surgical treatment of traumatic fractures in Ethiopia: a multi-center prospective cohort study

Variables

Full

OR

95% CI

P value

Socio-demographic

Age, years

1.03

0.99–1.07

0.17

Female sex (Ref: male)

0.48

0.13–1.78

0.27

Education status

Secondary (Ref: primary)

2.10

0.34–12.80

0.42

Higher (Ref: primary)

0.17

0.02–1.44

0.16

Residence

Rural (Ref: urban)

3.42

0.61–19.30

0.16

Cause of injury

Machine/tool injury or conflict (Ref: traffic accident)

0.19

0.06–0.63

0.006

Fall (Ref: traffic accident)

0.32

0.02–1.22

0.07

Lifestyle

Khat (Ref: never used)

0.38

0.14–1.02

0.054

Smoking (Ref: never smoked)

2.70

0.68–10.74

0.16

Alcohol (Ref: never used)

0.36

0.14–0.91

0.03

Clinical

Preoperative worst pain intensity (range: 0–10)

1.38

1.16–1.64

 < 0.001

Duration of surgery (in minutes)

1.01

1.00–1.02

0.02

Previous surgery (Ref: No previous surgery)

1.34

0.31–5.85

0.69

Anesthesia type

Spinal (Ref: general anesthesia)

0.44

0.16–1.19

0.10

Nerve block (Ref: general anesthesia)

0.21

0.05–0.79

0.02

Psychological

Anxiety (range 0–21)

1.06

0.94–1.19

0.38

Depression (range 0–21)

0.80

0.69–0.93

0.003

Pain catastrophizing (range 0–52)

1.04

0.98–1.12

0.19

  1. Rapid postoperative pain relief class as reference
  2. OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval
  3. P-values < .05 were considered statistically significant, Ref = reference