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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jun 28.
Published in final edited form as: Obes Surg. 2008 Jan 12;18(3):306–313. doi: 10.1007/s11695-007-9292-y

Table 4.

Associations between Childhood Maltreatment and Axis II Psychopathology in Bariatric Surgery Candidates (N = 230)

Emotional Abuse Physical Abuse Sexual Abuse Emotional Neglect Physical Neglect*

Axis II Disorder OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P
Cluster A 4.30 (1.36-13.62) 0.013 2.46 (0.91-6.66) 0.076 3.98 (1.47-10.75) 0.006 3.09 (1.14-8.33) 0.026 3.85 (1.36-10.85) 0.011
Cluster B 4.92 (1.58-15.36) 0.006 1.84 (0.72-4.67) 0.202 1.55 (0.61-3.99) 0.360 1.47 (0.56-3.84) 0.434 2.00 (0.79-5.04) 0.143
Cluster C 1.49 (0.81-2.75) 0.205 1.04 (0.56-1.92) 0.912 1.54 (0.82-2.91) 0.180 1.34 (0.70-2.54) 0.379 1.60 (0.86-2.97) 0.140
Any Personality Disorder 2.17 (1.22-3.87) 0.008 1.23 (0.70-2.19) 0.473 1.99 (1.10-3.60) 0.023 1.49 (0.82-2.72) 0.193 1.68 (0.94-3.01) 0.082
*

Data from one patient was missing for the physical neglect scale (N = 229).

OR = Odds ratio comparing lifetime rates of Axis II personality disorders in bariatric surgery candidates with and without a specific form of childhood maltreatment. Odds ratios are adjusted for baseline BMI.

CI = Confidence interval.