Table 3.

The relationship between childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and clinical features of major depression (MD)

Model A includes variables that reflect age and educational background. Model B includes in addition parental family history of depression. Model C includes in addition parent–child relationship, childhood physical abuse (CPA) and childhood emotional neglect CEN).

^aThe results from a linear regression model with age of onset of MD as response and with ‘any CSA’ as predictor.

^bThe results from a Poisson regression model with numbers of episodes of MD as response and with ‘any CSA’ as predictor.

^cThe results from a Poisson regression model with duration of the longest episodes of MD as response and ‘any CSA’ as predictor.

^dThe predicted change in the age of onset (in years) of MD for cases who suffered CSA.