Multimodal distraction reduces intravenous cannulation pain and anxiety in preschoolers: Controlled prospective study

Table 3 Predictors of severe pain

Variable	Category	B	SE	Odds ratio (95%CI)	P value
Group	Control vs experimental	5.98	0.58	396.4 (125.9-1247.7)	< 0.001
Age (years)	3, 4 (refence: 5, 6)	0.64	0.28	1.89 (1.10-3.25)	0.021
Gender	Male vs female	0.29	0.26	1.34 (0.80-2.23)	0.263
Residence	Rural vs urban	0.41	0.25	1.51 (0.93-2.45)	0.098
Intravenous site	Cephalic vs metacarpal	1.88	0.58	6.54 (2.08-20.54)	0.001
	Median vs metacarpal)	0.72	0.35	2.06 (1.05-4.06)	0.036
Cannula size	22 G vs 24 G	0.86	0.26	2.36 (1.39-4.02)	0.002

Statistically significant at P < 0.05.