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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Apr 12.
Published in final edited form as: Child Abuse Negl. 2017 Apr 28;69:40–48. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.04.004

Table 4.

Association between the ACE Measure and Depression and Binge Drinking, Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2010.a

Current Depression Diagnosed Depression Binge Drinking
Sex (Male, reference)
  Female 1.39 (1.13–1.73)* 1.63 (1.34–1.98)* 0.45 (0.40–0.51)*
Race/Ethnicity (White, reference)
  Non-Hispanic, Black 1.22 (0.86–1.74)NS 0.84 (0.58–1.22)NS 0.51 (0.38–0.70)*
  Hispanic 0.69 (0.45–1.07)NS 0.69 (0.41–1.14)NS 0.63 (0.49–0.83)*
ACE Type (Neither, reference)
  Child Abuse 1.86 (1.36–2.55)* 1.74 (1.32–2.28)* 1.39 (1.18–1.65)*
  Household Challenges 2.41 (1.69–3.42)* 1.81 (1.34–2.44)* 1.36 (1.12–1.65)*
  Both 5.58 (4.32–7.22)* 4.91 (3.91–6.16)* 1.49 (1.29–1.72)*

Note: Models adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, and sex.

NS = Not significant.

*

Significance level: p < 0.05.

a

5 states included the ACE and Anxiety/Depression Modules, 10 states and D.C. included the ACE module and Alcohol Measures from the core survey.