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. 2015 Apr 21;16(3):372–380. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2015.3.23893

Table 6.

Univariate and multiple logistic regression analysis of opiate administration to patients with back pain who received analgesia.

Univariate analysis n=1352 Multivariable model n=1262

Characteristic OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Patient
 Race (Caucasian) 2.55 (1.97, 3.27)* 2.41 (1.67, 3.46)*
 Sex (female) 0.84 (0.67, 1.04)
 Age 1.03 (1.02, 1.03)* 1.03 (1.02, 1.04)*
 Acuity$ 0.41 (0.33, 0.50)* 0.49 (0.40, 0.60)*
Physician
 Sex (female) 0.78 (0.55, 0.94)* 0.72 (0.55, 0.93)*
 Same race as patient 1.70 (1.32, 2.18)* 0.94 (0.65,1.35)
 Same gender as patient 0.94 (0.76, 1.17)
 Trained in emergency medicine% 1.53 (1.19, 1.97)* 1.45 (1.09, 1.93)*
*

Statistically significant p<0.05.

$

n=1264.

%

n=1350.