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. 2018 Mar 9;18:63. doi: 10.1186/s12888-017-1583-9

Table 2.

Childhood-adolescent adversity as bivariate predictors for the onset of depression during the past year

prevalence Chi-square test Odds Ratioe PARPe
Predictor n(w) %(w)a SE %(w)b SE %(w)c SE X2 df P-valued OR 95%- 95%+ %(w)
Parental psychopathology 308 47.6 1.9 44.7 2.1 60.8 4.4 9.03 1 0.002 2.1 1.3 3.2 26.7
Physical abuse 134 20.4 1.5 19.1 1.7 25.5 4.0 2.22 1 0.139 1.8 1.1 3.1 9.3
Emotional abuse 240 37.2 1.8 31.9 2.0 57.0 4.5 23.63 1 <0.001 3.2 2.0 5.0 34.3
Sexual abuse 28 4.4 0.7 3.3 0.7 9.0 2.4 7.06 1 0.006 3.0 1.3 7.1 5.2
Neglect 84 12.9 1.3 10.6 1.3 22.6 3.8 11.39 1 0.001 3.4 1.9 6.0 13.0
Bullying victimization 324 50.0 1.9 45.2 2.1 70.7 4.1 22.36 1 <0.001 3.0 1.9 4.8 41.3
Dating violence 102 15.7 1.3 13.8 1.4 24.6 3.8 7.75 1 0.005 1.9 1.2 3.3 9.8
Any adverse experience 484 79.4 1.6 76.4 1.8 93.6 2.4 14.52 1 <0.001 4.6 2.0 10.4 67.9
No adverse experience 126 20.6 1.6 23.6 1.8 6.4 2.4 (ref) (ref) (ref) (ref)
Exactly one adverse experience 165 27.1 1.7 28.5 1.9 23.4 3.9 2.9 1.2 7.0 14.1
Exactly two adverse experiences 126 20.6 1.6 21.2 1.8 18.5 3.6 3.5 1.4 9.0 12.1
Three or more adverse experiences 194 31.7 1.8 26.7 1.9 51.7 4.6 28.98 3 <0.001 8.0 3.4 18.8 42.3

All OR and PARP estimates are adjusted for gender and race. Significant P-values, OR and PARP are indicated in bold (α = 0.05); OR = odds ratio; PARP = population- attributable risk proportion

aThe prevalence of the predictor in the full sample

bThe prevalence of the predictor among those without 12-month depressive symptoms

cThe prevalence of the predictor among those with 12-month depressive symptoms

dUnadjusted for multiple comparison. For multiple test adjusted P-values, see Additional file 1: Table S1

eAdjusted for gender and race