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.