Table 1:
Demographic and health factors by combined physical, emotional, and sexual childhood abuse, Nurses’ Health Study II, n=13,984
| 0: no abuse | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5: severe abuse | ||
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| n=3668 | n=3102 | n=2723 | n=2630 | n=1122 | n=739 | ||
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| Age at cognitive assessment (years) | Mean (SD) | 61.2 (4.7) | 61.2 (4.7) | 61.1 (4.6) | 61.1 (4.5) | 61.3 (4.4) | 61.3 (4.3) |
| Race | |||||||
| White | % (n) | 98.5 (3614) | 98.2 (3047) | 97.8 (2664) | 97.3 (2558) | 97.3 (1092) | 94.3 (697) |
| Black | % (n) | 0.2 (7) | 0.4 (13) | 0.7 (18) | 0.7 (19) | 0.5 (6) | 2.2 (16) |
| Asian | % (n) | 0.8 (31) | 1.1 (35) | 0.9 (24) | 1.2 (32) | 1.3 (15) | 1.8 (13) |
| Parental education | |||||||
| Mother, <high school | % (n) | 13.2 (483) | 16.2 (501) | 18.4 (502) | 19.5 (513) | 23.3 (261) | 26.9 (199) |
| Father, <high school | % (n) | 19.7 (722) | 23.8 (737) | 25.6 (697) | 27.3 (717) | 29.2 (328) | 34.5 (255) |
| Parents owned home | % (n) | 53.8 (1972) | 50.7 (1573) | 50.7 (1380) | 48.2 (1268) | 47.0 (527) | 48.0 (355) |
| Parental occupation, unskilled laborer | % (n) | 9.2 (336) | 9.7 (302) | 10.5 (286) | 11.4 (301) | 14.3 (160) | 15.0 (111) |
| Childhood head trauma | % (n) | 5.4 (197) | 6.8 (212) | 7.3 (198) | 7.4 (195) | 10.4 (117) | 13.7 (101) |
| Perceived social standing in the US, 2001† | % (n) | 3.7 (1.2) | 3.8 (1.3) | 3.8 (1.2) | 3.9 (1.3) | 3.9 (1.3) | 4.1 (1.4) |
| Perceived social standing in the community, 2001† | % (n) | 3.9 (1.5) | 3.9 (1.5) | 4.0 (1.5) | 4.1 (1.6) | 4.1 (1.6) | 4.3 (1.7) |
| Husband’s education, <4 years college, 1999 | % (n) | 29.6 (1087) | 31.5 (977) | 31.7 (862) | 30.3 (797) | 30.8 (346) | 33.7 (249) |
| Currently married, 2013 | % (n) | 80.4 (2949) | 79.0 (2452) | 78.2 (2129) | 75.1 (1976) | 71.3 (800) | 69.6 (514) |
| Body mass index, 2013 | % (n) | ||||||
| <25 kg/m2 | % (n) | 46.0 (1688) | 45.4 (1408) | 43.4 (1181) | 41.2 (1084) | 37.3 (419) | 34.1 (252) |
| 25 to <30 kg/m2 | % (n) | 29.8 (1093) | 28.3 (878) | 29.2 (796) | 29.5 (777) | 29.9 (336) | 28.1 (208) |
| ≥30 kg/m2 | % (n) | 22.8 (837) | 25.3 (786) | 26.3 (715) | 28.0 (736) | 30.9 (347) | 36.3 (268) |
| Smoking, 2013 | % (n) | ||||||
| Never | % (n) | 71.0 (2603) | 68.4 (2121) | 66.3 (1804) | 60.9 (1601) | 59.1 (663) | 56.0 (414) |
| Former | % (n) | 26.3 (966) | 28.4 (880) | 30.8 (838) | 35.1 (924) | 36.6 (411) | 39.4 (291) |
| Current | % (n) | 2.6 (95) | 3.2 (98) | 2.9 (79) | 3.9 (102) | 4.3 (48) | 4.5 (33) |
| Exercise, <3 metabolic equivalent hours, 2013 (METS)/ week | % (n) | 9.4 (345) | 9.7 (302) | 10.1 (275) | 10.2 (269) | 11.9 (134) | 11.9 (88) |
| History of high blood pressure, 2013† | % (n) | 35.4 (1300) | 37.0 (1149) | 36.7 (999) | 39.7 (1044) | 41.2 (462) | 45.3 (335) |
| History of diabetes mellitus, 2013† | % (n) | 1.0 (36) | 1.3 (40) | 1.0 (28) | 1.2 (32) | 2.0 (23) | 2.3 (17) |
| History of myocardial infarction, 2013† | % (n) | 6.0 (221) | 6.7 (208) | 6.7 (182) | 6.5 (172) | 9.7 (109) | 9.6 (71) |
| History of stroke, 2013† | % (n) | 1.0 (37) | 1.0 (31) | 1.3 (36) | 1.5 (40) | 1.5 (17) | 1.8 (13) |
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Perceived social standing indicates subjective social standing in the US and the community. Smaller values indicate higher social standing. Women were considered to have a history of high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, myocardial infarction, or stroke prior to the cognitive testing if they reported these conditions on any of the biennial questionnaires, 1989–2013.