Table 4. Factors predicting a negative pain management index in a multivariate logistic analysis.

Factor	Estimated odds ratio	Significance
Health-care availability	0.69	<0.001
Distant metastases at diagnosis	2.89	0.001
Treatment with curative intent	0.66	0.053
Dead before 31 December 2000	1.13	0.538
Civil state	1.10	0.560
Time since diagnosis	1.00	0.576
Palliative treatment	0.98	0.914
Age (years)	1.00	0.992