Table 2b.
Covariate-adjusteda total effect estimates of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse before age 11 years on early adult (age 22–29 years) BMI (kg/m2) with additional adjustment for other types of abuse exposure
| Abuse exposure: | Model
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| Adjusted for sexual abuse
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Adjusted for physical abuse
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Adjusted for emotional abuse
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Adjusted for all other types of abuse
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| BMI | 95% CI | BMI | 95% CI | BMI | 95% CI | BMI | 95% CI | |
| Physical abuse | ||||||||
| None | 0 | REF | -- | -- | 0 | REF | 0 | REF |
| Mild | 0.17 | (−0.27, 0.61) | -- | -- | 0.03 | (−0.58, 0.64) | −0.05 | (−0.66, 0.55) |
| Severe | 0.68 | (0.09, 1.27) | -- | -- | 0.28 | (−0.69, 1.26) | 0.07 | (−0.86, 1.00) |
| Sexual abuse | ||||||||
| None | -- | -- | 0 | REF | 0 | REF | 0 | REF |
| Touch only | -- | -- | −0.22 | (−0.91, 0.47) | −0.21 | (−0.92, 0.50) | −0.24 | (−0.94, 0.45) |
| Forced sex | -- | -- | 0.52 | (−0.63, 1.66) | 0.61 | (−0.53, 1.74) | 0.46 | (−0.64, 1.56) |
| Emotional abuse | ||||||||
| Least abusive | 0 | REF | 0 | REF | -- | -- | 0 | REF |
| More abusive | 0.37 | (−0.08, 0.82) | 0.38 | (−0.01, 0.76) | -- | -- | 0.34 | (−0.14, 0.81) |
| Most abusive | 1.03 | (−0.09, 2.14) | 0.81 | (0.20, 1.43) | -- | -- | 0.88 | (−0.23, 1.98) |
a
Adjusted for age in years (continuous), race (white vs nonwhite), perceived social status (average of participant and mother’s perceived social status; continuous with a squared term), participant BMI percentile at baseline (continuous with a squared term), mother’s self-reported BMI at age 18 (continuous), and mother’s self-reported history of antidepressant use (yes/no)