Table 1.
Characteristics of participants by presence of childhood adversity and adulthood trauma
| Characteristic | Childhood Adversity | p value | Adulthood Trauma | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absent n = 7761 |
Present n = 3261 |
Absent n = 3489 |
Present n = 7248 |
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| Age | 69.36 (10.35) | 66.87 (9.95) | <0.001** | 67.78 (10.48) | 68.84 (10.16) | <0.001** |
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| Male sex, n (%) | 2877 (37.6) | 1455 (45.2) | <0.001** | 1311 (38.0) | 2935 (41.0) | 0.003** |
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| White race, n (%) | 6445 (84.2) | 2732 (84.8) | 0.113 | 2905 (84.3) | 6086 (85.1) | 0.302 |
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| Data collection 2006, n (%) | 4045 (52.1) | 1532 (47.0) | <0.001** | 1770 (50.7) | 3661 (50.5) | 0.831 |
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| < 9 years of education, n (%) | 644 (8.3) | 289 (9.0) | 0.312 | 319 (9.3) | 577 (8.0) | 0.038* |
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| Health related behaviors | ||||||
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| Current smoker, n (%) | 841 (10.8) | 490 (15.0) | 0.001** | 392 (11.2) | 914 (12.6) | 0.975 |
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| BMI | 29.16 (14.15) | 30.24 (16.03) | <0.001** | 29.24 (14.58) | 29.58 (14.62) | 0.259 |
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| Alcohol use | 2.03 (2.43) | 2.01 (2.45) | 0.694 | 2.05 (2.38) | 2.02 (2.46) | 0.550 |
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| Physical inactivity, n (%) | 5921 (76.3) | 2524 (77.4) | 0.214 | 2632 (75.4) | 5572 (76.9) | 0.097 |
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| Physical and mental health conditions | 2.23 (1.44) | 2.44 (1.51) | <0.001** | 1.93 (1.35) | 2.37 (1.49) | <0.001** |
Notes. Values reported as Mean (Standard Deviation) unless otherwise indicated. BMI = body mass index. P values are based on Pearson chi squared for ratios and t-tests for continuous variables.
*
p < .05,
**
p < .01.