TABLE 2.
Relationship of Childhood Physical and Sexual Abuse With Adult Health Risk Behaviors and Mental Health Problems: Ontario Health Survey Mental Health Supplement, 1990–1991
| Without Abuse, Weighted No. (%) | With Abuse, Weighted No. (%) | OR (95% CI) | |
| Relationship between childhood physical abuse and | |||
| Smoking | 1267 (26.2) | 582 (34.0) | 1.42* (1.19, 1.71) |
| Alcohol problems | 607 (10.2) | 410 (19.3) | 1.87* (1.52, 2.31) |
| Low exercise | 3263 (70.0) | 1163 (70.6) | 1.04 (0.86, 1.26) |
| Obesity | 567 (12.5) | 245 (15.0) | 1.18 (0.92, 1.51) |
| More than 1 sexual partner | 324 (7.4) | 148 (9.4) | 1.49* (1.06, 2.09) |
| Mental health problems | 1360 (22.7) | 735 (34.7) | 2.04* (1.73, 2.41) |
| Relationship between childhood sexual abuse and | |||
| Smoking | 1638 (27.8) | 217 (35.7) | 1.52* (1.16, 1.99) |
| Alcohol problems | 890 (12.1) | 117 (16.2) | 2.44* (1.74, 3.44) |
| Low exercise | 3965 (69.7) | 431 (73.3) | 0.99 (0.74, 1.33) |
| Obesity | 687 (12.3) | 106 (18.2) | 1.61* (1.14, 2.27) |
| More than 1 sexual partner | 411 (7.6) | 64 (11.5) | 2.34* (1.44, 3.80) |
| Mental health problems | 1768 (24.1) | 323 (44.4) | 2.26* (1.78, 2.87) |
Note. OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval. The ORs are for the relationship between childhood abuse and health risk behaviors or mental health problems. Covariates included age, gender, low education, and marital status.
*
P ≤ .05.