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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Neurourol Urodyn. 2015 Sep 1;35(8):1017–1023. doi: 10.1002/nau.22872

Table 2.

Comparison of childhood and recent traumatic events between OAB and controls

Ratings of the Degree of Trauma
(Average Response, mean ± SEM)
Rate Response by Group
(%Yes)
Childhood Traumatic Events Scale
(prior to the age of 17)
OAB
(n=51)
Controls
(n=30)
Multivariate
logistic
regression
model
(p-values)
OAB
(n=51)
Controls
(n=30)
Multivariate
linear
regression
model
(p-values)
Death of a very close friend or family
members
2.90 ± 0.43 2.83 ± 0.49 0.957 51.0% 63.3% 0.242
Major upheaval between your parents
(e.g., divorce, separation)
1.63 ± 0.37 1.10 ± 0.36 0.296 33.3% 33.3% 0.869
Traumatic sexual experience (e.g.,
raped, molested)
1.71 ± 0.39 0.40 ± 0.28 0.050* 29.4% 6.7% 0.041*
Victim of violence (e.g., child abuse,
mugged or assaulted other than sexual)
1.53 ± 0.39 0.37 ± 0.26 0.063 23.5% 6.7% 0.099
Been extremely ill or Injuries 1.40 ± 0.35 1.07 ± 0.39 0.586 27.4% 23.3% 0.679
Other major upheaval that you think
may have shaped your life or personality
significantly
2.06 ± 0.41 0.83 ± 0.40 0.057 35.5% 13.3% 0.045*
Childhood traumatic burden
(sum of the above ratings)
11.00 ± 1.51 6.60 ± 1.36 0.075
Recent Traumatic Events Scale
(within the past 3 years)
OAB
(n=51)
Controls
(n=30)
Multivariate
logistic
regression
model
(p-values)
OAB
(n=51)
Controls
(n=30)
Multivariate
linear
regression
model
(p-values)
Death of a very close friend or family
members
3.18 ± 0.39 2.35 ± 0.49 0.281 62.7% 55.1% 0.568
Major upheaval between you and
your spouse (e.g., divorce, separation)
0.66 ± 0.25 0.14 ± 0.14 0.088 15.7% 3.4% 0.098
Traumatic sexual experience
(e.g., raped, molested)
0.35 ± 0.21 0 ± 0 0.261 5.9% 0.0% -
Victim of violence (other than sexual) 0.98 ± 0.33 0.23 ± 0.23 0.127 15.7% 3.3% 0.131
Been extremely ill or Injuries 1.39 ± 0.33 0.80 ± 0.39 0.265 29.4% 13.3% 0.127
Major change in the kind of work you do
(e.g., a new job, promotion, demotion,
lateral change)
2.02 ± 0.36 1.66 ± 0.48 0.633 49.0% 37.9% 0.467
Other major upheaval that you think
may have shaped your life or personality
significantly
1.63 ± 0.38 1.03 ± 0.42 0.305 29.4% 20.0% 0.487
Recent traumatic burden
(sum of the above ratings)
9.92 ± 1.28 6.32 ± 1.55 0.125
*

(p<0.05)