Table 2.
Characteristics of Respondents by IPA Status
| Characteristics | Any abuse; 30 days (n = 97) | Physical; lifetime (n = 392) | Sexual; lifetime (n = 275) | All subjects (reference; not comparison) (n = 1,009) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||||
| Female (%) | 85* | 83* | 89* | 69 |
| Age (mean) | 44.2* | 46.1* | 45.8* | 48.8 |
| African/Native American, Hispanic (%) | 21 | 20* | 18* | 24 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married (%) | 27.8* | 36.7* | 36.4* | 44.0 |
| Widowed (%) | 4.1 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 5.6 |
| Separated/divorced (%) | 48.5* | 39.5* | 37.8† | 31.7 |
| Never married | 19.6 | 18.1 | 19.3 | 18.7 |
| Education (mean years) | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.1 |
| Employment | ||||
| Full/part-time or student (%) | 43.3 | 39.8 | 40.7 | 44.2 |
| Disability (%) | 39.2 | 49.5 | 49.5 | 45.1 |
| Unemployed/seeking work (%) | 17.5 | 10.7 | 9.8 | 10.6 |
| Health care utilization | ||||
| Hospitalized (past 12 months) (%) | 35.1 | 37.0 | 34.2 | 35.3 |
| Primary care visits, mean (past 12 months) | 9.6† | 8.6* | 9.0* | 7.8 |
| Mental health | ||||
| ASI Psych Scale—composite score (past 30 days) | 0.45* | 0.34* | 0.36* | 0.27 |
| PTSD diagnosis (past 7 days; %) | 23.9* | 16.8* | 20.1* | 11.3 |
| Lifetime attempted suicide (%) | 32* | 36* | 41* | 20 |
| Substance use disorders | ||||
| Alcohol abuse/dependence (past 30 days; %) | 9.3* | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
| Illicit drug use—patient report, (past 30 days and/or positive UA) (%) | 32.0 | 26.0 | 26.9 | 24.0 |
| Prescription opioid drug abuse (past 30 days; %) | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 |
| Pain diagnoses | ||||
| Fibromyalgia/myofascial pain | 6 | 8* | 9* | 6 |
| Headache (%) | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
| Lower back (%) | 20 | 20 | 15 | 20 |
| Arthritis (%) | 25 | 20† | 23 | 24 |
| All other diagnoses (%) | 40 | 41 | 39 | 39 |
*P < .01
†P < .05