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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Matern Child Health J. 2017 Feb;21(2):315–325. doi: 10.1007/s10995-016-2116-8

TABLE 3.

Prevalence ratios (PR) of adverse childhood events (ACEs) with current smoking, binge drinking and overweight/obesity

ACEs Current Smoking
PR (95% CI)b, f
PR (95% CI)c
Binge Drinking
PR (95% CI)e
Overweight vs. Normal Weight (n=2,702)d Obese vs. Normal Weight (n=2,405)d, f
Model 1: Unadjusted
Count
  0 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
  1 1.68 (1.13–2.50)* 1.20 (0.99–1.46) 1.09 (0.81–1.46) 1.76 (1.13–2.74)*
  2 1.90 (1.25–2.87)* 0.95 (0.73–1.24) 1.24 (0.90–1.71) 1.36 (0.80–2.31)
  3 2.36 (1.50–3.72)* 1.37 (1.05–1.79)* 1.67 (1.18–2.37)* 2.24 (1.22–4.13)*
  4 3.11 (1.97–4.91)* 1.31 (0.95–1.81) 2.14 (1.56–2.95)* 1.53 (0.82–2.85)
  5+ 4.10 (2.87–5.84)* 1.33 (0.99–1.79) 2.32 (1.77–3.03)* 2.24 (1.37–3.64)*
Categories
  Household Dysfunction 2.30 (1.75–3.01)* 1.11 (0.95–1.30) 1.46 (1.20–1.78)* 1.70 (1.22–2.37)*
  Physical Abuse 2.62 (1.98–3.47)* 0.98 (0.77–1.24) 1.67 (1.33–2.11)* 1.25 (0.83–1.90)
  Verbal Abuse 1.98 (1.53–2.56)* 1.14 (0.97–1.36) 1.46 (1.18–1.79)* 1.57 (1.13–2.19)*
  Sexual Abuse 1.47 (1.08–1.99)* 1.16 (0.93–1.45) 1.69 (1.34–2.13)* 1.37 (0.94–2.01)
Model 2: Adjusteda
Count
  0 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
  1 1.40 (0.94–2.08) 1.22 (1.003–1.48)* 1.00 (0.76–1.31) 1.32 (0.86–2.02)
  2 1.56 (1.03–2.37)* 0.98 (0.76–1.27) 1.21 (0.91–1.60) 0.85 (0.52–1.39)
  3 1.72 (1.04–2.83)* 1.35 (1.03–1.76)* 1.38 (0.99–1.94) 1.34 (0.76–2.37)
  4 2.40 (1.56–3.69)* 1.25 (0.89–1.74) 1.70 (1.23–2.36)* 0.81 (0.44–1.51)
  5+ 2.55 (1.74–3.74)* 1.31 (0.96–1.79) 1.85 (1.42–2.43)* 1.03 (0.64–1.66)
Categories
  Household Dysfunction 1.67 (1.26–2.22)* 1.09 (0.93–1.28) 1.22 (1.01–1.48)* 1.03 (0.74–1.44)
  Physical Abuse 2.04 (1.50–2.78)* 0.92 (0.71–1.19) 1.36 (1.10–1.70)* 0.83 (0.54–1.28)
  Verbal Abuse 1.62 (1.25–2.10)* 1.16 (0.97–1.38) 1.35 (1.11–1.64)* 0.99 (0.71–1.39)
  Sexual Abuse 1.19 (0.88–1.61) 1.13 (0.91–1.40) 1.53 (1.25–1.88)* 1.06 (0.72–1.55)

ACEs, Adverse Childhood Events; BRFSS, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; CI, 95% Confidence Interval; PR, Prevalence Ratio

a

Adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, education, emotional support, healthcare coverage

b

In adjusted models, BMI and binge drinking status were included.

c

Normal weight (n=1,753); overweight (n=949); obese (n=652)

d

In adjusted models, current smoking status and binge drinking status were included.

e

In adjusted models, current smoking and BMI were included.

f

Significant upward trend for smoking and obesity in fully-adjusted models (both p-value < 0.05).

*

Significant p-value < 0.05.