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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychol Med. 2012 Aug 10;43(5):1045–1057. doi: 10.1017/S0033291712001729

Table 2.

Alcohol dependence among individuals with a history of childhood maltreatments (N=27 712)

Maltreatment (N) Weighted prevalence of alcohol dependence (N=4371)
Logistic regression results
Controlling for demographicsa
Controlling for demographics+any other maltreatmentb
Controlling for demographics, any other maltreatment+ other adverse childhood experiencesc
% S.E OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Sexual abuse Yes (3043) 24.1 1.1 2.28** 2.00–2.60 1.84** 1.59–2.12 1.79** 1.55–2.06
No (24 669) 16.3 0.5 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref.
Physical abuse Yes (4315) 28.0 1.0 2.28** 2.05–2.54 1.79** 1.58–2.04 1.74** 1.53–1.98
No (23 397) 15.2 0.5 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref.
Emotional abuse Yes (3530) 28.4 1.1 2.29** 2.06–2.55 1.68** 1.48–1.91 1.62** 1.42–1.84
No (24 182) 15.5 0.5 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref.
Physical neglect Yes (4646) 23.8 1.0 1.90** 1.70–2.14 1.46** 1.29–1.66 1.40** 1.24–1.59
No (23 066) 15.8 0.5 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref.
Emotional neglect Yes (2404) 18.9 1.1 1.45** 1.25–1.68 1.08 0.93–1.27 1.05 0.90–1.23
No (25 308) 16.9 0.5 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref.

S.E., Standard error; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.

a

ORs controlling for demographics (age, gender, race/ethnicity, and education).

b

ORs controlling for demographics (age, gender, race/ethnicity, and education) and any other childhood maltreatment.

c

ORs controlling for demographics (age, gender, race/ethnicity, and education), any other childhood maltreatment and a binary variable measuring the presence of other adverse childhood experiences (caregiver was incarcerated, caregiver attempted or committed suicide, respondent lived in foster home or institution, respondent’s parents divorced or died, respondent saw serious fights at home).

**

p<0.001.