Table 3.
Final experimental model (EM) created using logistic regression
| β Coefficient | p Value | OR estimate | 95% CI | |
| Intercept | −2.6592 | <0.0001 | ||
| Age | −0.1473 | 0.005 | 0.863 | 0.778 to 0.957 |
| Female sex | 0.8088 | 0.003 | 2.245 | 1.297 to 3.886 |
| History of postoperative nausea and vomiting | 1.0086 | <0.0001 | 2.742 | 2.072 to 3.629 |
| History of motion sickness | 0.4015 | 0.003 | 1.494 | 1.141 to 1.956 |
| Maximum postoperative pain score | 0.1200 | <0.0001 | 1.128 | 1.065 to 1.194 |
| Duration of surgery | 0.1796 | 0.01 | 1.197 | 1.044 to 1.372 |
| Surgery type (vs ‘other’) | ||||
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | 0.8401 | 0.001 | 2.317 | 1.373 to 3.907 |
| Tubal ligation | 0.6724 | 0.03 | 1.959 | 1.055 to 3.636 |
| Pelviscopy | 0.3143 | 0.06 | 1.369 | 0.983 to 1.908 |
| Intraoperative fentanyl dose | 0.00376 | <0.0001 | 1.004 | 1.002 to 1.006 |
| Intraoperative dexamethasone use | −0.3428 | 0.01 | 0.710 | 0.540 to 0.932 |
| Intraoperative ondansetron use | −0.3458 | 0.02 | 0.708 | 0.530 to 0.946 |
| Type of anesthesia (vs ‘other’) | ||||
| Intravenous induction with inhalational agent maintenance (no N2O) | −0.3243 | 0.04 | 0.723 | 0.523 to 0.999 |
| Inhalational induction with inhalational agent and N2O maintenance | 0.6192 | 0.003 | 1.857 | 1.231 to 2.804 |
| Monitored anesthesia care | −1.2323 | <0.0001 | 0.292 | 0.180 to 0.471 |