Salient concerns in using analgesia for cancer pain among outpatients: A cluster analysis study

Table 6 Multiple binary characteristics model for cluster 3 (pain relief, type of side-effects and severity of side-effects)

Variable domain	Variable	Characteristic	n (% out of 207)	P value	OR	95%CI
Sociodemographic	Marital status	Married vs Separated, Divorced, Widowed or Never married	110 (53.1)	0.023	2.26	1.12-4.56
	Social support	≥ 1.83 vs < 1.83	177 (85.5)	0.022	4.55	1.24-16.7
Illness	Mental health not good (number of days within last 30 d)	≥ 2 vs < 2	140 (67.6)	0.002	3.46	1.55-772
Pain, function and pain treatment	Average pain (last week)	≤ 6 vs > 6	163 (78.7)	0.01	4.41	1.42-6.86
	Severity of analgesic side effects (MSEC)	≤ 28 vs > 28	133 (64.3)	0.005	3.11	1.41-6.86
Analgesic attitudes and barriers	NS

CI: Confidence interval; OR: Odds ratio; MSEC: Medication Side-effects Checklist; NS: None significant.