Table 3.
Multivariable Linear Regression of Differences in Pain Severity Among Individuals Reporting Pain, Adjusted for All Covariates
| Variable |
n = 1996
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Estimate (95% CI) | P-value | |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White | ||
| Black | 6.6 (4.3, 8.9) | <0.001 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 1.3 (−2.4, 5.1) | 0.488 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 1.7 (−2.9, 6.4) | 0.465 |
| Multiracial | 4.5 (0.3, 8.6) | 0.036 |
| Other | 1.6 (−3.5, 6.8) | 0.533 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | ||
| Female | 1.9 (0.4, 3.6) | 0.016 |
| Age | ||
| 18–54 | ||
| 55–64 | −2.7 (−4.8, −0.6) | 0.011 |
| 65–74 | −3.4 (−5.7, −1.2) | 0.003 |
| 75 and older | −2.15 (−4.7, 0.4) | 0.104 |
| Education | ||
| Less than high school diploma | ||
| High school diploma/some college | −2.5 (−4.7, −0.3) | 0.024 |
| College graduate | −5.7 (−8.4, −2.9) | <0.001 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married/living with partner | ||
| Widowed/divorced/separated | −1.0 (−1.9, 1.6) | 0.420 |
| Never married | −0.7 (−2.1, 4.7) | 0.795 |
| Wealth | ||
| Less than one month | ||
| One month to a year | −1.9 (−4.0, 0.1) | 0.059 |
| More than a year | −3.9 (−6.0, −1.9) | <0.001 |
| Survey language | ||
| English | ||
| Spanish | 5.1 (−1.2, 11.3) | 0.111 |
| Mandarin | −13.7 (−24.2, −3.3) | 0.010 |
| Self-reported health status | ||
| Excellent | 1.1 (−2.0, 4.2) | 0.495 |
| Very good | 5.3 (2.3, 8.3) | <0.001 |
| Good | 10.6 (7.4, 13.8) | <0.001 |
| Fair | 14.8 (10.8, 18.9) | <0.001 |
| Poor | ||
| Cancer stage | ||
| I–III | ||
| IV | 0.4 (−1.4, 2.3) | 0.639 |
| Depressed affect | ||
| No | ||
| Yes | 6.2 (4.3, 8.0) | <0.001 |
| Fatalism | ||
| No | ||
| Yes | −0.9 (−2.5, 0.8) | 0.305 |
| Cancer type | ||
| Lung | ||
| Colorectal | 0.04 (−1.6, 1.7) | 0.964 |
Values in bold are statistically significant at P<0.05.