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. 2016 Sep 15;10(5):786–795. doi: 10.5009/gnl16048

Table 2.

Sedation Anxiety Scores and Adjusted Odds Ratios Based on Individual Characteristics of Ordinary Workers

Variable Sedation anxiety score Model I (sex and age adjusted*) Model II (multivariated)



Total no. No. (%)§ OR 95% CI|| p-value OR 95% CI|| p-value
Total 1,738 240 (13.8)
Age, yr
 ≥40 584 54 (9.2) 1.00 1.00
 <40 1,153 186 (16.1) 1.69 (1.22–2.35) 0.002 2.27 (1.56–3.45) <0.001
Sex
 Male 811 85 (10.5) 1.00 1.00
 Female 927 155 (16.7) 1.53 (1.15–2.05) 0.004 1.62 (1.20–2.20) 0.002
Marital status
 Unmarried 841 118 (14.0) 1.00 1.00
 Married 896 121 (13.5) 1.45 (1.06–1.98) 0.021 1.62 (1.17–2.24) 0.004
Recognition of sedation drug
 Other drug 1,079 149 (13.8) 1.00 - - -
 Propofol 659 91 (13.8) 0.99 (0.74–1.31) 0.926 - - -
Experience of general anesthesia
 No 1,221 171 (14.0) 1.00
 Yes 517 69 (13.3) 1.01 (0.74–1.38) 0.944 - - -
Experience of admission
 No 741 107 (14.4) 1.00
 Yes 996 133 (13.4) 0.99 (0.75–1.31) 0.933 - - -
Chronic disease
 No 1,580 216 (13.7) 1.00 1.00
 Yes 158 24 (15.2) 1.69 (1.04–2.76) 0.035 1.49 (0.89–2.50) 0.126
Confidence of health
 Self-reported healthy 1,321 168 (12.7) 1.00 1.00
 Self-reported unhealthy 417 72 (17.3) 1.51 (1.11–2.05) 0.008 1.47 (1.07–2.02) 0.019
Prior sedation experience-myself
 No 721 116 (16.1) Reference Reference
 Yes
  No adverse event 931 100 (10.7) 0.68 (0.51–0.92) 0.011 0.71 (0.52–0.97) 0.033
  Adverse event 79 21 (26.6) 1.94 (1.12–3.35) 0.018 1.79 (1.00–3.18) 0.049
Prior sedation experience-family
 No 521 78 (15.0) Reference Reference
 Yes
  No adverse event 1,113 141 (12.7) 0.83 (0.62–1.12) 0.230 - - -
  Adverse event 102 20 (19.6) 1.41 (0.81–2.45) 0.222 - - -
Prior sedation experience-friends
 No 536 101 (18.8) Reference Reference
 Yes
  No adverse event 1,074 115 (10.7) 0.52 (0.39–0.70) <0.001 0.54 (0.39–0.75) <0.001
  Adverse event 126 24 (19.0) 0.98 (0.59–1.61) 0.928 0.83 (0.48–1.45) 0.519

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.

*

OR adjusted for sex and age;

OR adjusted for variables with p<0.2 from model I;

Includes non-responses;

§

Number of ordinary workers who reported an overall sedation anxiety score of 4 or 5;

||

CI for reported point estimate.