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

Table 5 Predictors of high anxiety

Variable	Category	B	SE	Odds ratio (95%CI)	P value
Group	Control vs experimental)	4.86	0.55	129.2 (44.7-373.6)	< 0.001
Age (years)	3, 4 (refence: 5, 6)	0.72	0.30	2.06 (1.14-3.72)	0.017
Gender	Male vs female	0.33	0.27	1.39 (0.81-2.39)	0.232
Residence	Rural vs urban	0.48	0.26	1.62 (0.97-2.71)	0.066
Intravenous site	Cephalic vs metacarpal	1.55	0.53	4.72 (1.66-13.42)	0.004
	Median vs metacarpal	0.61	0.32	1.84 (0.98-3.43)	0.057
Cannula size	22 G vs 24 G	0.91	0.27	2.48 (1.46-4.21)	0.001