Table 3.
Linear mixed effect models for the associations of child abuse exposures with blood pressure over a 3-year follow-up period
| Exposure variables | Systolic blood pressure | Diastolic blood pressure | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| p-interact (CA*baseline-rape-exposed) | p-interact (CA*baseline-rape-exposed*time) | B (se) | p-value | p-interact (CA*baseline-rape-exposed) | p-interact (CA*baseline-rape-exposed*time) | B (se) | p-value | |
| Any CA | 0.455 | 0.579 | −0.23 (0.31) | 0.465 | 0.339 | 0.250 | −0.35 (0.30) | 0.245 |
| Sexual CA | 0.942 | 0.270 | 0.37 (0.57) | 0.512 | 0.513 | 0.092 | −0.38 (0.54) | 0.481 |
| Physical CA | 0.625 | 0.376 | −0.38 (0.32) | 0.241 | 0.334 | 0.890 | −0.32 (0.31) | 0.298 |
| Emotional CA | 0.744 | 0.896 | −0.11 (0.35) | 0.974 | 0.081 | 0.687 | −0.55 (0.33) | 0.101 |
| Parental neglect | 0.196 | 0.511 | −0.78 (0.38) | 0.040 | 0.007 | 0.554 | −0.94 (0.36) | 0.009 |
| Multiple CA | 0.441 | 0.606 | 0.127 | 0.413 | 0.321 | 0.470 | ||
| 0 | Ref | Ref | ||||||
| 1 | 0.350 | 0.632 | −0.04 (0.39) | 0.910 | 0.741 | 0.234 | 0.07 (0.37) | 0.851 |
| 2 | 0.450 | 0.891 | −0.34 (0.45) | 0.461 | 0.450 | 0.644 | −0.51 (0.43) | 0.239 |
| 3 | 0.631 | 0.473 | −0.36 (0.54) | 0.507 | 0.120 | 0.601 | −0.81 (0.51) | 0.113 |
| 4 | 0.201 | 0.725 | −1.16 (1.18) | 0.327 | 0.035 | 0.427 | −2.08 (1.13) | 0.065 |
| Combined frequency and severity of childhood maltreatment | ||||||||
| Sexual CA | 0.894 | 0.286 | 0.404 | 0.536 | 0.114 | 0.692 | ||
| Never | Ref | Ref | ||||||
| Some | 0.771 | 0.359 | 0.46 (0.62) | 0.461 | 0.511 | 0.242 | −0.30 (0.59) | 0.615 |
| Often | 0.730 | 0.692 | −0.026 (1.30) | 0.984 | 0.671 | 0.718 | −0.78 (1.25) | 0.536 |
| Physical CA | 0.332 | 0.351 | 0.102 | 0.296 | 0.656 | 0.915 | ||
| Never | Ref | Ref | ||||||
| Some | 0.637 | 0.334 | −0.55 (0.39) | 0.161 | 0.544 | 0.995 | −0.17 (0.37) | 0.644 |
| Often | 0.210 | 0.842 | −0.165 (0.42) | 0.697 | 0.330 | 0.188 | −0.50 (0.40) | 0.217 |
| Emotional CA | 0.661 | 0.799 | 0.622 | 0.185 | 0.836 | 0.591 | ||
| Never | Ref | Ref | ||||||
| Some | 0.906 | 0.929 | 0.14 (0.42) | 0.742 | 0.040 | 0.729 | −0.59 (0.40) | 0.143 |
| Often | 0.792 | 0.381 | −0.27 (0.53) | 0.611 | 0.565 | 0.524 | −0.49 (0.50) | 0.328 |
| Parental neglect | 0.084 | 0.594 | 0.462 | 0.011 | 0.472 | 0.286 | ||
| Never | Ref | Ref | ||||||
| Some | 0.968 | 0.666 | −0.75 (0.43) | 0.081 | 0.029 | 0.422 | −0.71 (0.41) | 0.082 |
| Often | 0.033 | 0.656 | −0.89 (0.69) | 0.201 | 0.035 | 0.830 | −1.62 (0.66) | 0.014 |
| Severity score | ||||||||
| CA severity score | 0.919 | 0.370 | −0.031 (0.05) | 0.432 | 0.144 | 0.268 | −0.035 (0.04) | 0.188 |
| Sexual CA score | 0.915 | 0.219 | 0.16 (0.19) | 0.416 | 0.545 | 0.102 | −0.32 (0.39) | 0.422 |
| Physical CA score | 0.201 | 0.782 | −0.10 (0.10) | 0.335 | 0.319 | 0.896 | −0.06 (0.09) | 0.556 |
| Emotional CA score | 0.613 | 0.403 | −0.07 (0.11) | 0.520 | 0.445 | 0.681 | −0.12 (0.11) | 0.261 |
| Parental neglect score | 0.187 | 0.413 | −0.15 (0.15) | 0.311 | 0.050 | 0.845 | −0.24 (0.14) | 0.097 |
B: beta co-efficient of linear mixed effect model. Models adjusted for age at baseline, employment, education, current smoking, current alcohol use and baseline rape-exposure. CA, childhood abuse. P-interact (CA*baseline-rape-exposed): p-value for the interaction terms, child abuse*baseline-rape-exposed, in each exposure type and outcome examined