TABLE 1—
Univariate Association Between Self-Reported Physical Abuse in Childhood, Sociodemographic Characteristics, and Mental and Physical Disorders Among Adults
| Statistics | Statistics | ||||||||
| No abuse (n = 1817) | Any abuse (n = 381) | F | df | P | Frequent abuse (n = 74) | F | df | P | |
| Age, y, mean (SD) | 46.9 (13.2) | 44.7 (12.1) | 9.0 | 1, 2178 | .003 | 44.9 (12.2) | NS | . . . | . . . |
| Sex | 8.1 | 1, 2196 | .004 | NS | . . . | . . . | |||
| Male, % | 47.6 | 55.6 | 45.9 | ||||||
| Female, % | 52.4 | 44.4 | 54.1 | ||||||
| Race | 21.6 | 1, 2156 | <.0001 | NS | . . . | . . . | |||
| Minority status,% | 10.7 | 18.4 | 17.6 | ||||||
| Marital status | NS | . . . | . . . | 7.6 | 1, 1889 | .006 | |||
| Married, % | 65.8 | 62.6 | 50.0 | ||||||
| Mental and physical disorders, % | |||||||||
| Major depression | 12.6 | 16.8 | 5.1 | 1, 2196 | .002 | 29.7 | 18.4 | 1, 1889 | <.0001 |
| Panic attacks | 5.6 | 8.5 | 9.8 | 1, 2196 | .002 | 12.2 | 8.2 | 1, 1889 | <.0001 |
| Generalized anxiety disorder | 2.1 | 4.1 | 6.6 | 1, 2196 | .011 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 1, 1889 | .036 |
| Alcohol/substance use disorders | 2.1 | 3.9 | 8.0 | 1, 2196 | .005 | 12.2 | 27.1 | 1, 1889 | <.0001 |
| Recurring stomach problems | 17.5 | 25.2 | 20.2 | 1, 2180 | <.0001 | 43.2 | 32.2 | 1, 1878 | <.0001 |
| Ulcers | 3.8 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 1, 2186 | .1 | 17.6 | 33.9 | 1, 1881 | <.0001 |
| Migraine headaches | 9.7 | 10.7 | 3.3 | 1, 2188 | .069 | 31.1 | 33.1 | 1, 1883 | <.0001 |
Note. The reference group was individuals with no history of physical abuse.