Variables associated with conducting pain assessments
| Predictor | OR (95% CI) |
| Age, years | |
| <12 | 2.96 (1.49 to 5.90) |
| 13–20 | 1.76 (0.86 to 3.59)* |
| 21–39 | 1.81 (0.93 to 3.51)* |
| 40–64 | 1.48 (0.81 to 2.71)* |
| >65 | Reference |
| Type of referrer | |
| General practitioner | 1.27 (0.78 to 2.06)* |
| Ambulance service | 0.98 (0.48 to 1.99)* |
| Others | 2.46 (1.22 to 4.96) |
| Self-referral | Reference |
| Intake medication before ED visit | |
| Yes | 2.48 (1.34 to 4.59) |
| No | Reference |
| Duration of triage in minutes | 1.14 (1.07 to 1.22) |
| Years of experience with MTS | 1.33 (1.03 to 1.72) |
| ED trainee x experience with MTS | 2.57 (1.32 to 5.02) |
Nagelkerke r2: 0.27 (a measure that shows the goodness of fit of the statistical model).
↵* Not statistically significant (p>0.05).
ED, emergency department; MTS, Manchester triage system.