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Published in final edited form as: Pain Manag Nurs. 2019 Sep 6;21(1):65–71. doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2019.07.004

Table 3.

Independent Correlates of Morphine Prescription for Cancer Pain

Variable (reference)	Levels	OR	95% CI		Wald Chi-Square	Pr > ChiSq
*Average pain*	(0–10)	0.716	0.594	0.864	12.2101	0.0005
*Race (ref: Whites)*	African Americans	2.570	1.077	6.134	4.5261	0.0334
*Insurance Type (ref: Medicaid)*	Private	0.225	0.077	0.662	4.0304	0.0447
	Other	0.199	0.021	1.909	1.0047	0.3162
	Multiple	0.731	0.216	2.480	0.8559	0.3549
	Medicare	0.805	0.288	2.249	1.9787	0.1595
*Income (ref: <50K)*	>=$50, 000	0.565	0.241	1.327	1.7184	0.1899
*Chronic Kidney Disease (ref: No)*	Yes	1.855	0.910	3.781	2.8883	0.0892