Table 2.
Association between childhood abuse and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)a assessed by the PTSD Check List - Civilian Version (PCL-C) during pregnancy (N = 2,928)
| No PTSD (N = 2746) |
PTSD (N = 182) |
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| Childhood abuse | n | % | n | % | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) |
Adjusted OR (95% CI)b |
Adjusted OR (95% CI)c |
| No abuse | 818 | 29.8 | 10 | 5.5 | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Any abuse | 1928 | 70.2 | 172 | 94.5 | 7.29 (3.84, 13.87) | 7.21 (3.78, 13.74) | 5.73 (2.99, 10.98) |
| Types of abuse | |||||||
| No abuse | 818 | 29.8 | 10 | 5.5 | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Physical abuse only | 1072 | 39.0 | 65 | 35.7 | 4.96 (2.53, 9.71) | 4.88 (2.49, 9.57) | 4.31 (2.18, 8.49) |
| Sexual abuse only | 213 | 7.8 | 17 | 9.3 | 6.53 (2.95, 14.46) | 6.77 (3.04, 15.06) | 5.33 (2.38, 11.98) |
| Physical & sexual abuse | 643 | 23.4 | 90 | 49.5 | 11.45 (5.91, 22.17) | 11.32 (5.82, 22.00) | 8.03 (4.10, 15.74) |
Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval
a
PTSD is defined as PCL-C score ≥ 44.
b
Adjusted for age (years) at interview and maternal ethnicity
c
Further adjusted for lifetime intimate partner violence