Table 1.
Percent (Number) Exposed to Physical (Hit, Slapped, Kicked, or Otherwise Physically Hurt by Someone) or Sexual Violence Within the Past 12 Months According to Reported Somatic Symptoms and Disease Among 2,730 Women 18–40 Years Old
| Exposed to violence | Coerced or pressed into sexual activities | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No [number (%)] | Yes [number (%)] | p value | No [number (%)] | Yes [number (%)] | p value | |
| Physical symptoms | ||||||
| Stomach pain | 79 (3) | 29 (9) | <0.001 | 312 (13) | 81 (23) | <0.001 |
| Back pain | 65 (3) | 43 (6) | <0.012 | 65 (3) | 43 (6) | <0.012 |
| Pain in arms/legs/joints | 78 (4) | 30 (6) | <0.027 | 276 (12) | 117 (22) | <0.001 |
| Menstrual pain/problems | 57 (3) | 50 (5) | <0.028 | 197 (12) | 189 (19) | <0.001 |
| Pain/problems during sexual intercourse | 94 (4) | 14 (8) | <0.004 | 348 (14) | 45 (26) | <0.001 |
| Headaches | 57 (3) | 51 (7) | <0.001 | 236 (12) | 157 (20) | <0.001 |
| Chest pain | 97 (4) | 11 (8) | <0.015 | 357 (14) | 36 (26) | <0.001 |
| Dizziness | 73 (3) | 35 (10) | <0.001 | 311 (13) | 82 (22) | <0.001 |
| Fainting spells | 102 (4) | 6 (12) | <0.004 | 383 (14) | 10 (20) | <0.255 |
| Feeling your heart pound/race | 85 (3) | 23 12) | <0.001 | 344 (14) | 49 (26) | <0.001 |
| Shortness of breath | 95 (4) | 13 (15) | <0.001 | 374 (14) | 19 (21) | <0.073 |
| Constipation/loose bowels/diarrhea | 74 (3) | 34 (8) | <0.001 | 284 (12) | 109 (24) | <0.001 |
| Feeling tired/low energy | 39 (2) | 69 (8) | <0.001 | 208 (12) | 185 (20) | <0.001 |
| Trouble sleeping | 80 (3) | 28 (11) | <0.001 | 331 (13) | 62 (24) | <0.001 |
| Diseases | ||||||
| High blood pressure | 104 (4) | 4 (5) | <0.569 | 376 (14) | 17 (22) | <0.051 |
| Asthma | 90 (4) | 18 (7) | <0.009 | 346 (14) | 47 (18) | <0.062 |
| Fibromyalgia | 106 (4) | 2 (4) | <0.895 | 378 (14) | 15 (27) | <0.006 |
| Migraine | 84 (4) | 24 (7) | <0.007 | 325 (14) | 68 (18) | <0.015 |
| Diabetes | 107 (4) | 1 (5) | <0.789 | 386 (14) | 7 (35) | <0.008 |
| Cancer | 108 (4) | 0 (0) | <0.586 | 392 (14) | 1 (14) | <0.993 |
| Hyper/hypothyreoidism | 104 (4) | 4 (7) | <0.300 | 377 (14) | 16 (26) | <0.010 |
| Cardiovascular disease | 107 (4) | 1 (17) | <0.117 | 392 (14) | 1 (14) | <0.993 |
| Disease in the muscular or skeletal system | 88 (4) | 20 (6) | <0.068 | 311 (13) | 82 (24) | <0.001 |
| Disease in the kidney or urinary tract | 90 (4) | 18 (11) | <0.001 | 348 (14) | 45 (26) | <0.001 |
| Disease in the gastrointestinal tract | 103 (4) | 5 (6) | <0.271 | 377 (14) | 16 (20) | <0.180 |