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. 2016 Nov 15;16:401. doi: 10.1186/s12888-016-1071-7

Table 1.

Proportions of childhood abuse frequency by gender

Variable Men Women P-value Total
% 95 % CIa % 95 % CI
Physical abuse <0.001
 Never 26.48 26.02–27.54 32.46 31.72–33.21
 1–2 times 10.29 9.72–10.89 9.67 9.07–10.31
 3–5 times 7.30 6.78–7.86 4.50 4.13–4.90
 6–10 times 2.99 2.69–3.31 2.14 1.89–2.42
  > 10 times 1.93 1.64–2.27 1.94 1.64–2.30
 All 100.0 %
Sexual abuse <0.001
 Never 45.94 45.56–46.33 43.25 42.77–43.72
 1–2 times 1.89 1.64–2.17 4.34 3.99–4.71
 3–5 times 0.42 0.31–0.56 1.39 1.15–1.67
 6–10 times 0.34 0.23–0.51 1.11 0.93–1.34
  > 10 times 0.69 0.51–0.94 0.63 0.47–0.85
 All 100.0 %
Exposure to interpersonal violence <0.001
 Never 42.04 41.40–42.68 42.89 42.32–43.45
 1–2 times 3.70 3.29–4.15 3.46 3.10–3.86
 3–5 times 1.09 0.91–1.30 1.46 1.23–1.74
 6–10 times 0.49 0.37–0.64 0.57 0.45–0.72
  > 10 times 1.79 1.51–2.13 2.52 2.16–2.94
 All 100.0 %
Any abuse <0.001
 Never 25.30 24.53–26.08 29.25 28.52–29.99
 1–2 times 10.19 9.64–10.77 9.52 8.95–10.12
 3–5 times 7.47 6.95–8.03 5.50 5.07–5.96
 6–10 times 3.66 3.33–4.02 3.12 2.77–3.50
  > 10 times 2.67 3.33–3.06 3.33 2.96–3.75
 All 100.0 %

a95 % CI = 95 % confidence interval