Table 3 Factors associated with a desire for analgesics (univariate and multivariate analysis)

Variable

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Gender

0.236

 Male

Reference

 Female

1.30 (0,84–2.01)

Age

0.10 (0.99–1.01)

0.737

Triage colour code

0.021

0.139

 Blue

0.40 (0.03–5.15)

1.23 (0.07–0.76)

 Green

0.53 (0.72–3.89)

1.65 (0.19–4.61)

 Yellow

0.92 (0.13–6.70)

2.98 (0.34–5.83)

 Orange

2.60 (0.28–3.81)

6.05 (0.54–8.08)

 Red

Reference

Reference

Specialty of referral

0.14

 Traumatology

Reference

 Internal medicine

0,83 (0.41–1.69)

 Emergency medicine

0.90 (0.37–2.20)

 Cardiology

0.38 (0.17–0.85)

 Abdominal surgery

1.19 (0.52–2.72)

 Orthopedics

0.41 (0.17–1.00)

 Lung diseases

0.82 (0.28–2.42)

 Neurology

1.58 (0.51–4.86)

 Other

1.05 (0.49–2.26)

Pain location

0.040

0.078

 Upper extremities

Reference

Reference

 Lower extremities

1.20 (0.54–2.66)

1.29 (0.53–3.09)

 Abdomen

2.05 (0.97–4.32)

1.68 (0.74–3.79)

 Head/face

1.90 (0.70–5.15)

2.94 (0.97–8.93)

 Back

2.26 (0.62–8.19)

1.99 (0.48–8.21)

 Chest

0.56 (0.24–1.31)

0.68 (0.27–1.70)

 Neck

0.81 (0.07–9.54)

0.45 (0.03–6.67)

 More than 1 location

1.54 (0.68–3.51)

2.29 (0.92–5.71)

 Other

0.62 (0.19–2.03)

0.62 (0.17–2.21)

Pain duration

0.051

  < 2 h

1.70 (0.91–3.18)

 2–6 h

2.07 (1.05–4.07)

 6–12 h

3.04 (1.33–6.94)

 12 h – 3 days

1.33 (0.73–2.44)

  > 3 days

Reference

Pain pattern

0.021

0.314

 Constant

1.89 (1.10–3.26)

1.38 (0.74–2.58)

 Intermittent

Reference

Reference

Pain character

0.447

 Sharp

Reference

 Pressing

0.75 (0.41–1.38)

 Nagging

1.09 (0.59–2.00)

 Burning

0.42 (0.14–1.24)

 Cramping

0.82 (0.18–3.80)

 More than 1 answer

0.71 (0.36–1.40)

 Other

0.36 (0.08–1.40)

Mean initial pain score

1.54 (1.36–1.74)

0.000

1.56 (1.37–1.77)

0.000

Pre-ED analgesics

0.056

 No

Reference

 Yes

1.53 (0.99–2.36)

Analgesia allergy

0.775

 No

Reference

 Yes

1.15 (0.43–3.07)