Self-reported pain levels for emergency department visits associated with sickle cell disease compared with the general patient population
| Pain level . | Sickle cell disease visits . | General patient visits . | SCD vs general patient . | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (95% CI) . | Column % (95% CI) . | N (95% CI) . | Column % (95% CI) . | OR (P value) . | aOR (P value) . | |
| No pain | 276 689 (158 424-394 953) | 6.47 (3.82-9.11) | 632 466 388 (579 109 780-685 822 997) | 26.21 (25.61-26.82) | 0.19 (<.001) | 0.18 (<.001) |
| Mild pain | 371 976 (232 608-511 343) | 8.69 (5.64-11.75) | 387 784 400 (357 606 166-417 962 634) | 16.07 (15.55-16.59) | 0.50 (<.001) | 0.50 (<.001) |
| Moderate pain | 902 657 (671 696-1 133 619) | 21.10 (16.65-25.54) | 584 447 012 (532 358 997-636 535 027) | 24.22 (23.80-24.65) | 0.84 (.18) | 0.89 (.39) |
| Severe pain | 2 727 000 (2 261 884-3 192 115) | 63.74 (58.77-68.71) | 807 993 258 (726 303 430-889 683 086) | 33.49 (32.70-34.28) | 3.49 (<.001) | 3.67 (<.001) |
| Pain level . | Sickle cell disease visits . | General patient visits . | SCD vs general patient . | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (95% CI) . | Column % (95% CI) . | N (95% CI) . | Column % (95% CI) . | OR (P value) . | aOR (P value) . | |
| No pain | 276 689 (158 424-394 953) | 6.47 (3.82-9.11) | 632 466 388 (579 109 780-685 822 997) | 26.21 (25.61-26.82) | 0.19 (<.001) | 0.18 (<.001) |
| Mild pain | 371 976 (232 608-511 343) | 8.69 (5.64-11.75) | 387 784 400 (357 606 166-417 962 634) | 16.07 (15.55-16.59) | 0.50 (<.001) | 0.50 (<.001) |
| Moderate pain | 902 657 (671 696-1 133 619) | 21.10 (16.65-25.54) | 584 447 012 (532 358 997-636 535 027) | 24.22 (23.80-24.65) | 0.84 (.18) | 0.89 (.39) |
| Severe pain | 2 727 000 (2 261 884-3 192 115) | 63.74 (58.77-68.71) | 807 993 258 (726 303 430-889 683 086) | 33.49 (32.70-34.28) | 3.49 (<.001) | 3.67 (<.001) |
Column percentages may not total to 100% because of rounding. The referent group for odds ratios is the general patient population. Adjusted odds ratios control for sex, race, age, survey year, and hospital region.
aOR, adjusted odds ratio; OR, odds ratio.