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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Appl Nurs Res. 2021 Feb 11;58:151406. doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2021.151406

Table 2.

Hazard Ratios to Pain Resolution

Bivariate Analysis
Multivariate Analysisa
Variable PE HR [95% CI] P-value PE HR [95% CI] P-value
Primary Risk Factor
 PSS (0–40)
  >17 −0.5878 0.555 [0.36 – 0.85] 0.02* −0.2658 0.766 [0.41 – 1.42] 0.39
 BPI (NRS 0–10)
  Worst, >6 −1.068 0.343 [0.19 – 0.6] < 0.001* −0.5426 0.581 [0.25 – 1.33] 0.2
  Least, >2 −1.018 0.361 [0.21 – 0.61] < 0.001* −0.3307 0.718 [0.27 – 1.85] 0.49
  Average, >4 −0.5217 0.593 [0.36 – 0.96] 0.01* 0.4726 1.604 [0.68 – 3.74] 0.27
  Now, >4 −1.015 0.362 [0.19 – 0.65] < 0.001* −0.5512 0.576 [0.2 – 1.58] 0.28
  Interference, >3.14 −0.6886 0.502 [0.3 – 0.83] 0.007* 0.16120 1.175 [0.63 – 2.16] 0.6
 QST, painful site
  MPS, NRS >2.66 −0.4382 0.645 [0.4 – 1.01] 0.06
  ALL, NRS 0–10 −0.3315 0.717 [0.43 – 1.17] 0.18
  CPT, >21.86°C −0.3976 0.671 [0.42 – 1.05] 0.08
  HPT, >39.53°C 0.2009 1.222 [0.76 – 1.95] 0.41
  PPT, >210.336 kPa 0.6337 1.885 [1.14 – 3.11] 0.01* −0.07417 0.384 [0.43 – 1.97] 0.84
 QST, control site
  MPS, NRS >1.33 0.1122a 1.119 [0.59 – 2.09] 0.72
  ALL, NRS >0.1 −0.2598 0.771 [0.5 – 1.18] 0.23
  CPT, >19.83°C −0.2101 0.810 [0.53 – 1.23] 0.32
  HPT, >40.63 °C 0.4021 1.495 [0.93 – 2.39] 0.09
  PPT, >213.63 kPa 0.7695 2.159 [1.31 – 3.35] 0.001* 0.4545 1.575 [0.65 – 3.77] 0.307

Confounding Factor
 Sexb
  Male −0.166 0.846 [0.45 – 1.58] 0.56
 Age
  >26 years old −0.802 0.448 [0.26 – 0.74] 0.006* −0.19560 0.822 [0.36 – 1.87] 0.64
 Racec
  More than one race, 1.521 4.577 [2.01 – 10.41] <0.001* 0.7074 2.029 [0.48 – 8.42] 0.33
  White/Caucasian Other 1.689 5.413 [2.59 – 11.27] <0.001* 0.9005 2.461 [0.76 – 7.93] 0.13
 Ethnicityb
  Non-Hispanic/Latino −0.02409 0.976 [0.27 – 3.46] 0.97
 Household Income
  ≥$60K per year 1.101 3.008 [1.88 – 4.79] < 0.001* 0.7532 2.124 [1.06 – 4.24] 0.03*
 BMI
  >26.5 −0.5367 0.584 [0.34 – 0.99] 0.02*
 Smoking
  Current smoker −1.198 0.301 [0.14 – 0.64] 0.001* −0.1194 0.887 [0.31 – 2.51] 0.82

Note. Variable values split categorically or by median value in the sample. PE = Parameter estimate; HR = Hazard ratio; CI = Confidence interval; PSS = Perceived Stress Scale; BPI = Brief Pain Inventory; NRS = Numeric rating scale; QST = Quantitative sensory testing; MPS = Mechanical pain sensitivity; ALL = Dynamic mechanical allodynia; CPT = Cold pain threshold; C = Celsius; HPT = Heat pain threshold; PPT = Pressure pain threshold; kPa = Kilopascal; BMI = Body mass index.

*

Level of significance set at α = 0.05

a

Hazard ratios shown for preliminary Cox regression model, prior to identifying covariates.

b

Proportional odds model used.

c

Compared to identifying as Black/African American.