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. 2017 Feb 27;18:21. doi: 10.1186/s12881-017-0370-2

Table 1.

Summary of the demographic and childhood trauma characteristics of the subjects included in the study

Child laborer Control p-value
N for analysis N = 30 N = 15
Age (years; mean ± SD) 75.9 ± 5.8 72.8 ± 5.8 0.103
Gender (F/M) 14 F/16 M 8 F/7 M 0.673
CTQ - total (mean ± SD) 82.2 ± 16.2 34.4 ± 7.89 <0.001
CTQ physical abuse 17.3 ± 6 5.7 ± 1.2
CTQ emotional abuse 17.4 ± 5.2 6.3 ± 1.4
CTQ sexual abuse 9.5 ± 7 5.4 ± 1.3
Age at indenture (years; mean ± SD) 4.8 ± 4.6 none
Duration of indenture (years; mean ± SD) 11.6 ± 5 none

CTQ = childhood trauma questionnaire; p-values represent results from t-test for age, Mann-Whitney test for CTQ total score, and chi-square test for gender