TABLE 1—
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.