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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Mar 12.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc Health. 2012 Jul 25;52(2):241–247. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2012.06.006

Table 3.

Multivariable Analysis of Child Abuse and Timing of Menarche Stratified by Childhood Emotional Support*

Early Menarche

Emotional Support Lack of Emotional support
Total N N (%) Adjusted OR Total N N (%) Adjusted OR
Sexual abuse
 No sexual abuse 47406 (81) 3350 (7) 1.00 referent 6021 (68) 455 (8) 1.00 referent
 Sexual touching 8443 (14) 755 (9) 1.23 (1.13 1.34) 1664 (19) 137 (8) 1.05 (0.86 1.30)
 Forced sexual activity 3006 (5) 325 (11) 1.45 (1.28 1.64) 1118 (13) 142 (13) 1.64 (1.32 2,03)

Physical abuse severity
 No physical abuse 32091 (54) 2336 (7) 1.00 referent 2407 (27) 177 (7) 1.00 referent
 Mild physical abuse 9667 (16) 713 (7) 1.00 (0.91 1.08) 1388 (16) 118 (9) 1.14 (0.90 1.47)
 Moderate physical abuse 14175 (24) 1095 (8) 1.01 (0.94 1.09) 3238 (37) 253 (8) 1.03 (0.84 1.26)
 Severe physical abuse 2922 (5) 286 (10) 1.22 (1.06 1.39) 1770 (20) 186 (11) 1.27 (1.01 1.60)
Late Menarche
Emotional Support Lack of Emotional support
Total N N (%) Adjusted OR Total N N (%) Adjusted OR
Sexual assault
 No sexual abuse 47406 (81) 1472 (3) 1.00 referent 6021 (68) 206 (3) 1.00 referent
 Sexual touching 8443 (14) 254 (3) 0.97 (0.88 1.33) 1664 (19) 39 (2) 0.66 (0.47 0.94)
 Forced sexual activity 3006 (5) 106 (4) 1.08 (0.88 1.33) 1118 (13) 42 (4) 0.96 (0.67 1.37)
Physical abuse severity
 No physical abuse 32230 (54) 902 (3) 1.00 referent 2407 (27) 72 (3) 1.00 referent
 Mild physical abuse 9711 (16) 326 (3) 1.20 (1.06 1.37) 1388 (16) 38 (3) 0.92 (0.62 1.38)
 Moderate physical abuse 14328 (24) 487 (3) 1.22 (1.09 1.37) 3238 (37) 100 (3) 1.06 (0.78 1.45)
 Severe physical abuse 2952 (5) 117 (4) 1.44 (1.17 1.76) 1770 (20) 77 (4) 1.51 (1.07 2.13)

Models mutually adjust for physical and sexual abuse

*

Models control for all covariates listed in Table 2