Table 3 Association of mean pain intensity scores with site and demographic characteristics

Site

< 0.001

 1

5.68 (3.31)

5.66 (3.26)

 2

7.55 (3.58)

8.09 (4.16)

 3

6.13 (2.31)

6.05 (2.54)

 4

8.21 (3.87)

8.23 (3.55)

SNAPPE-II score on admission

0.087

0.058

 -Median or below (0 to 5)

6.35 (3.06)

6.38 (3.22)

 -Above Median (6+)

7.03 (3.53)

7.17 (3.70)

Gender

0.31 (3.32)

0.44

−0.05 (3.49)

0.90

Concurrent use of non-pharmacologic pain strategies during heel lance

0.38 (3.31)

0.33

0.10 (3.49)

0.82

Spearman’s correlation (r_s)

P

Spearman’s correlation (r_s)

P

Gestational age

−0.26

< 0.001

− 0.30

< 0.001

Number of painful procedures

0.07

0.24

0.03

0.61

Number of sucrose doses since birth

0.004

0.95

−0.02

0.74