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. 2022 Feb 10;9(1):1–7. doi: 10.14744/nci.2020.61214

Table 2.

Univariate analysis of risk factors for propofol injection pain

Factors Pain (+) Pain (-) Total
% % % χ2 p*
Preoperative anxiety
 Present 89.20 25.80 60.30 28.305 <0.001
 Absent 10.80 74.20 39.70
Type D personality
 Present 94.60 61.30 79.40 11.443 0.001
 Absent 5.40 38.70 20.60
Venous cannulation pain
 Present 94.60 48.40 73.50 18.504 <0.001
 Absent 5.40 51.60 26.50
Gender
 Female 59.50 16.10 39.70 13.229 <0.001
 Male 40.50 83.90 60.30
Depression
 Present 18.90 35.50 26.50 2.328 0.123
 Absent 81.10 64.50 73.50
History of general anesthesia
 Present 54.10 58.10 55.90 0.110 0.740
 Absent 45.90 41.90 44.10
Marital status
 Married 64.90 67.70 66.20 0.062 0.803
 Single 35.10 32.30 33.80
Smoking
 Present 40.50 25.80 33.80 1.636 0.201
 Absent 59.50 74.20 66.20
Educational status
 College graduate 64.90 58.10 61.80 0.330 0.565
 Not a college graduate 35.10 41.90 38.20
Age
 40> 56.80 67.70 61.80 0.862 0.353
 40< 43.20 32.30 38.20

*: p-value for Chi-square test.