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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pain Med. 2015 Jul 14;16(12):2386–2396. doi: 10.1111/pme.12842

Table 4.

Sensitivity Analysis of Determinants of Pain Cessation Rate Multivariate Modelsa

Multivariate Model
Variation
ASI Scorea Fear of Pain
Scorea
Legitimate
Preoperative
Opioid Use
Self-Perceived
Risk of
Addictiona
Preoperative
Illicit Opioid Use
Preoperative
Pain (Surgical
Site)a
Preoperative Pain
(Non-Surgical
Site)a
AIC
HR (95%CI);
P-Value
HR (95%CI);
P-Value
HR (95%CI);
P-Value
HR (95%CI);
P-Value
HR (95%CI);
P-Value
HR (95%CI);
P-Value
HR (95%CI);
P-Value
Full model 329.654
Alternative Model Building Algorithms (Full Patient Set)
Backward Model Building Algorithm 1.89(1.23–2.90); 0.004 0.65(0.40–1.06); 0.08 0.62(0.39–0.97); 0.04 0.53(0.24–1.16); 0.1 329.654
Forward Model Building Algorithm 1.95(1.27–3.01); 0.003 0.60(0.36–0.99); 0.05 0.61(0.29–1.31); 0.2 0.61(0.38–0.96); 0.03 0.67(0.29–1.55); 0.3 329.942
Stepwise Model Building Algorithm 1.89(1.23–2.90); 0.004 0.65(0.40–1.06); 0.08 0.62(0.39–0.97); 0.04 0.53(0.24–1.16); 0.1 329.654
Final Model Plus Baseline Pain Severity at Surgical Site 1.83(1.21–2.76); 0.004 0.64(0.40–1.03); 0.07 0.60(0.38–0.95); 0.03 1.36(0.79–2.35); 0.3 341.991
Final Model Plus Baseline Pain Severity Other Than at Surgical Site 1.87(1.23–2.83); 0.003 0.65(0.40–1.04); 0.07 0.58(0.37–0.94); 0.03 0.48(0.22–1.06); 0.07 1.51(0.89–2.57); 0.1 340.889
a

Hazard ratios presented as the difference in hazard between the 25th percentile and 75th percentile of that variable in the study population All models are stratified by surgery type; ASI= Anxiety Sensitivity Index.