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Table 4 Differences between sucrose and placebo with 95% confidence intervals

From: A randomized controlled trial of sucrose and/or pacifier as analgesia for infants receiving venipuncture in a pediatric emergency department

 

n

Change in FLACC score

Crying Time (seconds)

Change in heart rate (bpm)

Total Sample

Unadjusted

84

-0.40 (-2.20, 1.41)

-32.3 (-77.7, 13.1)

1.7 (9.0, -12.4)

Adjusted

84

-0.86 (-2.50, 0.78)

-47.6 (-84.5, -10.7)

0.9 (-9.8, 11.6)

Unadjusted Results by Age Groups

0–1 month

36

-1.22 (-3.50, 1.06)

-52.7 (-117.5, 12.2)

-3.6 (-16.7, 9.6)

1–3 months

28

-1.66 (-5.27, 1.96)

-52.2 (-142.1, 37.6)

4.6 (-20.2, 29.3)

3–6 months

20

1.50 (-1.82, 4.82)

6.3 (-61.9, 74.5)

6.9 (-14.3, 28.0)