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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 4 –

Multiple linear regression of associations between patient characteristics and pain severity (n=312)

Variable Coef. ± Std. Error t P-value
Age −0.05 ± 0.013 −3.69 < .001
Gender (reference level = Men)
  Women 1.17 ± 0.357 3.27 .001
Race (reference level = White)
  Black −1.11 ± 0.349 −3.19 .002
  Other −1.72 ± 1.546 −1.11 .268
Vital signs
  Systolic blood pressure 0.013 ± 0.005 2.53 .012
  Heart rate −0.011 ± 0.008 −1.52 .129
  Respiratory rate 0.09 ± 0.046 1.86 .064
O2 saturation −0.09 ± 0.053 −1.60 .111
Shortness of breath −0.23 ± 0.353 −0.65 .515
Number of medications 0.04 ± 0.032 1.33 .185
Number of comorbid conditions 0.24 ± 0.327 0.74 .458
Comorbid conditions
  Coronary artery disease −0.55 ± 0.604 −0.90 .368
  Atrial fibrillation −0.63 ± 0.632 −1.00 .320
  Coronary artery bypass graft −0.51 ± 0.728 −0.70 .485
  Myocardial infarction 0.11 ± 0.516 0.22 .829
Devices
  Pacemaker 0.15 ± 0.727 0.21 .837
  Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator 0.23 ± 0.948 0.25 .805