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. 2023 Jun 5;52(6):afad088. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afad088

Table 2.

Generalised estimating equation predictability of high pain scores when Voice domain item was present.

Model Exp (β) 95% CI Exp (β) P-value
Pain: low/high Lower Upper
Intercept 0.0 0.0 0.2 <.001*
Gender (male)a 1.8 1.3 2.6 .001
Age 1.0 1.0 1.0 .414
Noisy pain soundsb 5.0 4.0 6.3 <.001*
Requesting help repeatedlyb 3.3 2.3 4.9 <.001*
Groaningb 3.3 2.7 4.1 <.001*
Moaningb 2.8 2.2 3.7 <.001*
Cryingb 4.1 2.6 6.4 <.001*
Screamingb 7.7 5.3 10.6 <.001*
Loudtalkb 5.0 3.6 7.1 <.001*
Howlingb 2.9 1.8 4.5 <.001*
Sighingb 8.1 6.4 10.4 <.001*
Model β (SE) 95% CI (β) P-value
Pain: no, low, moderate, severe Lower Upper
Intercept −1.2 (0.4) −2.1 −0.4 .005
Gender (male)a 0.3 (0.1) 0.1 0.4 .008
Age −0.0 (0.0) −0.0 0.0 .033
Noisy pain soundsb 0.8 (0.0) 0.8 0.9 <.001*
Requesting help repeatedlyb 0.7 (0.1) 0.6 0.8 <.001*
Groaningb 0.6 (0.0) 0.5 0.8 <.001*
Moaningb 0.6 (0.1) 0.5 0.7 <.001*
Cryingb 0.6 (0.1) 0.5 0.7 <.001*
Screamingb 0.7 (0.1) 0.6 0.8 <.001*
Loudtalkb 0.9 (0.1) 0.8 1.0 <.001*
Howlingb 0.3 (0.1) 0.2 0.5 <.001
Sighingb 1.2 (0.1) 1.1 1.3 <.001*

Note. Pain (low/high) model reports a binary logistic with OR (Exp [β]) presented; Pain (no, low, moderate, severe) reports a negative binomial with log link with beta estimate (β) and standard error (SE) presented.

aCompared to male.

bCompared to absent.

*Statistically significant at P < 0.000001.