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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pain. 2009 Feb 28;143(1-2):76–83. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2009.01.034

Table 4.

Hazard ratios (and 95% confidence intervals) for adult onset arthritis for specific childhood adversities and specific early onset psychological disorders. [All models control for sex and current age and are stratified by country].

Hazard Ratio 95% confidence interval
Sexual abuse as a child 1.64 (1.28, 2.09)
Physical abuse as a child 1.42 (1.22, 1.66)
Family violence 1.39 (1.16, 1.67)
Parental substance abuse 1.38 (1.14, 1.67)
Family criminal behavior 1.36 (1.07, 1.71)
Neglect as a child 1.29 (1.08, 1.55)
Parental mental disorder 1.27 (1.07, 1.51)
Other parental loss 1.26 (1.04, 1.54)
Family economic adversity 1.08 (0.93, 1.26)
Parental death 1.02 (0.89, 1.18)
Parental divorce 1.02 (0.86, 1.22)
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 1.91 (1.50, 2.43)
Generalized anxiety disorder 1.69 (1.32, 2.17)
Panic Disorder/Agoraphobia 1.68 (1.38, 2.03)
Major depression 1.53 (1.26, 1.85)
Social Phobia 1.54 (1.34, 1.76)
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