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. 2024 Jan 31;41(3-4):464–474. doi: 10.1089/neu.2023.0194

Table 2.

Intimate Partner Violence History

Variable (weight in parentheses) Full sample (n = 373) ≥ 1 HI due to IPV (n = 255) HI not due to IPV (n = 118) t/χ2 P d/OR (95% CI)
Physical violence, MW (SD) 21.6 (11.2) 23.8 (11.0) 17.0 (10.2) t = 5.68 <0.001 d = 0.64 (0.41, 0.86)
 Twist arm or hair (1), n (%) 227 (61.0%) 173 (67.8%) 54 (46.2%) χ2 = 15.86 <0.001 OR = 2.46 (1.57, 3.85)
 Push or shove (1), n (%) 318 (85.5%) 221 (86.7%) 97 (82.9%) χ2 = 0.914 0.339 OR = 1.34 (0.73, 2.45)
 Grab (1), n (%) 323 (86.8%) 226 (88.6%) 97 (82.9%) χ2 = 2.30 0.130 OR = 1.61 (0.87, 2.98)
 Slap (1), n (%) 204 (55.0%) 159 (62.6%) 45 (38.5%) χ2 = 18.85 <0.001 OR = 2.68 (1.71, 4.20)
 Kick (2), n (%) 167 (45.0%) 134 (52.8%) 33 (28.2%) χ2 = 19.51 <0.001 OR = 2.84 (1.77, 4.56)
 Bite (2), n (%) 55 (14.8%) 44 (17.3%) 11 (9.4%) χ2 = 3.98 0.046 OR = 2.02 (1.00, 4.07)
 Punch or hit with something (2), n (%) 242 (65.1%) 182 (71.4%) 60 (51.3%) χ2 = 14.24 <0.001 OR = 2.37 (1.51, 3.73)
 Slam against the wall (2), n (%) 221 (59.4%) 164 (64.3%) 57 (48.7%) χ2 = 8.09 0.004 OR = 1.90 (1.22, 2.96)
 Beat up (5), n (%) 265 (71.0%) 203 (79.6%) 62 (52.5%) χ2 = 28.73 <0.001 OR = 3.53 (2.20, 5.66)
 Burn or scald on purpose (5), n (%) 35 (9.4%) 30 (11.8%) 5 (4.3%) χ2 = 5.33 0.021 OR = 3.00 (1.13, 7.94)
 Choke/Strangle (5), n (%) 246 (66.1%) 181 (71.0%) 65 (55.6%) χ2 = 8.52 0.004 OR = 1.96 (1.24, 3.08)
 Threaten with a knife or gun (6), n (%) 220 (59.3%) 160 (63.2%) 60 (50.8%) χ2 = 5.12 0.024 OR = 1.66 (1.07, 2.59)
 Try to run down with a car (6), n (%) 85 (22.8%) 72 (28.3%) 13 (11.0%) χ2 = 13.73 <0.001 OR = 3.20 (1.69, 6.05)
 Used a knife or fired a gun on (8), n (%) 175 (47.3%) 128 (50.8%) 47 (39.8%) χ2 = 3.88 0.049 OR = 1.56 (1.00, 2.43)
Sexual violence, MW (SD) 1.8 (2.2) 2.1 (2.4) 1.3 (1.8) t = 3.73 <0.001 d = 0.38 (0.16, 0.60)
 Sexual insistence (1), n (%) 205 (55.1%) 148 (58.3%) 57 (48.3%) χ2 = 3.23 0.072 OR = 1.49 (0.96, 2.32)
 Threats to do sexual things including intercourse (2), n (%) 84 (22.6%) 68 (26.9%) 16 (13.6%) χ2 = 8.15 0.004 OR = 2.34 (1.29, 4.25)
 Physical force to do sexual things including intercourse (3), n (%) 103 (27.8%) 83 (32.8%) 20 (16.9%) χ2 = 10.09 0.001 OR = 2.39 (1.38, 4.14)

In terms of missing data, six participants were missing on one or more physical violence items and two participants were missing on one or more sexual violence items.

CI, confidence interval; HI, head injury; IPV, intimate partner violence; OR, odds ratio; Mw, weighted mean; SD, standard deviation.