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. 2014 Apr 29;472(8):2542–2549. doi: 10.1007/s11999-014-3660-4

Table 4.

Bivariable analysis for outcomes of pain intensity

Variable Initial pain
Correlation p value
Spearman correlation
 Age −0.14 0.18
 Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire −0.17 0.091
 Patient Health Questionnaire 2 0.038 0.71
 Days injury to enrollment 0.040 0.70
 Oral morphine equivalents 0.38 < 0.001
Mann-Whitney U test (Z)
 Sex −0.26 0.79
 Smoker −3.4 0.001
 History of substance abuse −3.2 0.001
 Depression/anxiety −3.2 0.001
 Preadmission use of opioids −2.4 0.018
 Preadmission use of steroids −1.6 0.10
 Acetaminophen use −1.5 0.15
Kruskal-Wallis test
 Diagnoses 0.51
 Mechanism of injury 0.36
 Physician 0.13
 Procedure 0.33
 Number of fractures 0.99