Table 5.
Child Abuse Trauma Exposure and PTSD Symptoms
| Level of Child Abuse Traumaa |
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|---|---|---|---|
| PTSD Symptom Scale | None (n = 566) | 1 Type (n = 189) | 2 Types (n = 54) |
| Mean (SD) [95% CI] | 8.03 (10.48) [7.17–8.90]b | 14.65 (11.92) [12.94–16.36]c | 20.93 (14.32) [17.02–24.84]d |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; PTSD, posttraumatic stress disorder.
a
No. of types of child abuse trauma experienced.
b
P < .001 difference in PTSD Symptom Scale from other groups.
c
P < .001 for both differences in PTSD Symptom Scale from no abuse and 2 types.
d
P < .001 for both differences in PTSD Symptom Scale from no abuse and 1 type.