Table 5.

Significant relationships between studied mental disorders and childhood abuse moderated by female gender

Childhood abuse and mental disorders	Type of abuse		Female gender		Interactionsb
	OR (95 % CI)	P-value	OR (95 % CI)	P-value	OR (95 % CI)	P-value
Physical abuse
Alcohol abuse or dependence past 12-month	1.56 (1.16–2.09)	0.003	0.29 (0.21–0.41)	<0.001	1.57 (1.00–2.48)	0.05
Alcohol abuse or dependence past 12-montha	1.97 (1.37–2.85)	<0.001	0.29 (0.19–0.43)	<0.001	1.51 (0.87–2.59)	0.13
Sexual abuse
Alcohol abuse or dependence lifetime	1.66 (1.30–2.12)	<0.001	0.26 (0.23–0.29)	<0.001	1.60 (1.17–2.19)	0.003
Alcohol abuse or dependence lifetimea	1.66 (1.27–2.17)	<0.001	0.25 (0.22–0.29)	<0.001	1.46 (1.04–2.04)	0.03
Externalizing problems lifetime	1.89 (1.46–2.44)	<0.001	0.28 (0.25–0.31)	<0.001	1.39 (1.02–1.90)	0.04
Externalizing problems lifetimea	2.09 (1.59–2.75)	<0.001	0.26 (0.23–0.29)	<0.001	1.19 (0.85–1.67)	0.31
Exposure to “parent hit other adult”
Alcohol abuse or dependence lifetime	1.65 (1.40–1.95)	<0.001	0.25 (0.22–0.29)	<0.001	1.57 (1.20–2.06)	0.001
Alcohol abuse or dependence lifetimea	1.74 (1.45–2.08)	<0.001	0.26 (0.23–0.29)	<0.001	1.41 (1.06–1.86)	0.02
Externalizing problems lifetime	1.89 (1.58–2.25)	<0.001	0.28 (0.25–0.31)	<0.001	1.36 (1.04–1.76)	0.02
Externalizing problems lifetimea	2.03 (1.68–2.44)	<0.001	0.27 (0.24–0.31)	<0.001	1.19 (0.90–1.57)	0.23

^aadjusted for age, marital status, income, education, place of residence, immigrant status

^bsignificant interaction terms for studied mental disorders