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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2021 Dec 28;37(5):427–436. doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000878

Table 2 –

Logistic regression of associations between patient characteristics and presenting with a primary complaint of pain (N=4,663)

Variable Odds (95% CI) P-value
Age 0.97 (0.96 – 0.97) < .001
Gender (reference level = Men)
  Women 1.11 (0.96 – 1.28) .173
Race (reference level = White)
  Black 1.05 (0.91 – 1.22) .497
  Other 1.22 (0.57 – 2.60) .608
Shortness of breath 0.67 (0.58 – 0.77) < .001
Number of medications 1.00 (0.99 – 1.02) .860
Number of comorbid conditions 1.13 (0.97 – 1.31) .105
Comorbid conditions
  Coronary artery disease 1.15 (0.87 – 1.53) .315
  Atrial fibrillation 0.96 (0.72 – 1.28) .786
  Coronary artery bypass graft 1.13 (0.81 – 1.58) .480
  Myocardial infarction 1.96 (1.55 – 2.49) < .001
Devices
  Pacemaker 1.30 (0.96 – 1.77) .093
  Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator 1.45 (1.00 – 2.10) .050