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. 2020 Nov 9;46(3):222–227. doi: 10.1136/rapm-2020-101691

Table 2.

ORs from ordinal logistic regression showing bivariate (crude) relationships between procedural pain and clinical variables

Independent variable Crude OR (95% CI), p value
Time to QCH 0.9 (0.8 to 0.9), <0.001
Burn size (TBSA %) 1.0 (1.0 to 1.2), <0.01
Baseline pain
 Pain in waiting room 4.9 (2.4 to 9.8), <0.001
 No pain 1.0 (reference)
Burn depth
 Full thickness 5.6 (2.0 to 16.4), <0.01
 DDPT 7.8 (3.9 to 15.6), <0.001
 SPT 3.1 (1.6 to 5.9), <0.01
 Superficial 1.0 (reference)
No of regions burned
 4+ 6.9 (1.1 to 44.5), 0.04
 3 2.7 (1.0 to 7.6), <0.06
 2 1.7 (1.0 to 3.0), >0.05
 1 1.0 (reference)
Presentation type
 Inpatient 0.8 (0.4 to 1.7), 0.55
 Outpatient 1.7 (1.3 to 2.3), <0.001
 ED 1.0 (reference)
Anatomical region burned
 Hand 1.5 (0.9 to 2.5), 0.17
 Foot 1.4 (0.8 to 2.5), 0.25
 Upper limb burns 0.9 (0.5 to 1.5), 0.57
 Lower limb burns 0.9 (0.5 to 1.5), 0.59
 Head/neck 0.7 (0.4 to 1.3), 0.21
 Back 0.6 (0.3 to 1.4), 0.22
 Chest/breast 1.0 (0.5 to 1.7), 0.88
 Abdomen 0.9 (0.5 to 1.6), 0.61
Sex
 Male 0.9 (0.7 to 1.1), 0.40
 Female 1.0 (reference)
Indigenous status
 ATSI 0.8 (0.5 to 1.2), 0.23
 Not indigenous 1.0 (reference)
Place of birth
 Oceania 0.6 (0.2 to 1.3), 0.16
 Middle East 2.1 (0.5 to 9.0), 0.30
 Europe 1.0 (0.3 to 3.0), 0.99
 North America 1.5 (0.1 to 16.5), 0.75
 Africa 0.3 (0.0 to 2.3), 0.23
 Asia 1.3 (0.6 to 3.0), 0.51
 Australia 1.0 (reference)
Burn mechanism
 Radiant heat 0.6 (0.2 to 1.9), 0.43
 Cooling 1.3 (0.1 to 13.3), 0.81
 Chemical 0.7 (0.3 to 2.0), 0.52
 Friction 0.6 (0.4 to 1.2), 0.16
 Flame 1.0 (0.6 to 1.8), 0.98
 Contact 0.8 (0.6 to 1.1), 0.22
 Scald 1.0 (reference)
First aid
 Undocumented duration 1.1 (0.8 to 1.4), 0.53
 Inadequate 0.8 (0.4 to 1.6), 0.48
 Adequate 1.0 (reference)

a: 1.0 (reference) indicates the references group for the ordinal logistic regression.

b: p values not adjusted for multiple comparisons.

QCH, Queensland Children’s Hospital; DDPT, deep dermal partial-thickness; SPT, superficial partial-thickness; TBSA, total body surface area; OPD, outpatient department.

ED, emergency department.