Table 2

Shows results from main analysis and the two sensitivity analyses

Model30 day mortality odds
(95% CI)
1 year mortality odds
(95% CI)
Length of stay estimate
(95% CI)
Primary analysis:
 Mean pain0.457*** (0.304 to 0.687)0.710*** (0.571 to 0.881)−0.916*** (−1.159 to 0.673)
 Median pain0.639*** (0.466 to 0.877)0.856* (0.727 to 1.008)−0.696*** (−0.886 to 0.506)
 Max pain0.812*** (0.693 to 0.951)0.887** (0.790 to 0.995)0.148* (−0.02 to 0.32)
 Categorical pain0.214*** (0.091 to 0.502)0.450*** (0.266 to 0.760)−2.270*** (−2.903 to 1.637)
Sensitivity analysis 1: including all patients regardless of intubation lengths
 Mean pain0.592*** (0.456 to 0.768)0.898 (0.785 to 1.027)−0.709*** (−0.866 to 0.552)
 Categorical pain0.328*** (0.184 to 0.586)0.740* (0.527 to 1.037)−1.706*** (−2.110 to 1.302)
Sensitivity analysis 2: excluding hospital mortality patients
 Mean pain0.803 (0.567 to 1.137)1.027 (0.889 to 1.187)−0.701*** (−0.858 to 0.544)
 Categorical pain0.709 (0.309 to 1.625)1.038 (0.714 to 1.509)−1.680*** (−2.082 to 1.278)
  • *, **, *** denotes significance at the 90%, 95% and 99% level, respectively.