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Published in final edited form as: Biol Res Nurs. 2011 Mar 8;14(2):115–123. doi: 10.1177/1099800411398479

Table 3.

Depression and Stress Scores and Telomere Length in Never-Abused and Formerly Abused Women (mean ± SD)

		Study Groups
Variable	Total Sample (N = 112)	Never Abused (n = 41)	Formerly Abused (n = 61)	Statistics (unpaired t-test)
Beck Depression Inventory score^a	13.2 ± 10.9	7.4 ± 7.9	17.3 ± 10.9	t = 5.5, p < .001
Perceived Stress Scale score	16.9 ± 7.7	13.0 ± 7.2	19.6 ± 6.8	t = 4.9, p < .001
Wheaton Social Stress Inventory score
Total exposure	23.7 ± 9.7	17.3 ± 7.4	28.2 ± 8.8	t = 6.9, p < .001
Total severity	59.2 ± 31.0	37.6 ± 20.5	74.3 ± 28.2	t = 8.0, p < .001
Telomere length (t/s ratio [range])^b	1.44 ± .26 (0.89–2.26)	1.51 ± .24 (1.13–2.15)	1.39 ± .26 (0.89–2.26)	t = 2.4, p = .02

N = 111.

N = 102.