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Table 5 Logistic regression model for presence of chronic pain following cesarean section

From: Prevalence and risk factors for chronic pain following cesarean section: a prospective study

 

3 months (n = 502)

6 months (n = 487)

12 months (n = 472)

 

Odds Ratio

95 % Confidential Interval

P

Odds Ratio

95 % Confidential Interval

P

Odds Ratio

95 % Confidential Interval

P

Pain prior to pregnancy

No

      

1

 

0.998

Yes

       

0

 

Pain during pregnancy

No

1

 

0.697

1

 

0.531

1

 

0.955

Yes

1.199

0.482-2.982

 

0.719

0.257-2.016

 

1.038

0.285-3.781

 

Pain with menstruation

No

      

1

 

0.094

Yes

      

0.473

0.197-1.136

 

Previous cesarean delivery

No

1

 

0.087

1

 

0.151

1

 

0.147

Yes

0.513

0.239-1.102

 

0.509

0.203-1.280

 

0.448

0.151-1.328

 

Previous pelvic surgery

No

      

1

 

0.061

Yes

      

0.367

0.128-1.048

 

History of hypertension

No

      

1

 

0.744

Yes

      

0.744

0.194-2.856

 

EPDS score

<12

1

 

<0.001

1

 

<0.001

1

 

0.179

≥12

4.641

2.078-10.363

 

5.526

2.192-13.931

 

2.300

0.682-7.760

 

tSTAI score

≤40

   

1

 

0.530

   

>40

   

1.227

0.648-2.321

    

Type of anesthesia

General

1

 

0.284

1

 

0.063

1

 

0.068

Epidural

0.645

0.290-1.438

 

0.431

0.178-1.046

 

0.346

0.111-1.081

 

Type of surgery

Elective

   

1

 

0.176

   

Emergent

   

1.588

0.813-3.102

    

Duration of surgery

 

1.065

1.024-1.107

0.001

1.034

0.985-1.086

0.172

1.054

0.993-1.119

0.083

Blood loss

 

0.999

0.996-1.002

0.522

1.000

0.997-1.004

0.782

1.002

0.999-1.006

0.169

Average pain intensity at rest within 24 h postoperatively

 

1.067

0.636-1.789

0.806

1.442

0.744-2.792

0.278

2.108

0.876-5.071

0.096

Average pain intensity on movement within 24 h postoperatively

 

2.396

1.622-3.539

<0.001

2.509

1.557-4.043

<0.001

2.743

1.453-5.178

0.002