Table 3. Factors associated with somatization in sexually abused children and adolescents.
Factors | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | ||||||
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B | β | p value | B | β | p value | B | β | p value | |
Age | 0.013 | 0.194 | 0.172 | 0.007 | 0.106 | 0.466 | 0.007 | 0.102 | 0.468 |
Intelligence | 0.002 | 0.238 | 0.095 | 0.002 | 0.251 | 0.071 | 0.003 | 0.327 | 0.021a |
Type of abuse (Rape) | 0.021 | 0.062 | 0.661 | 0.053 | 0.158 | 0.281 | |||
PTSD symptom | 0.004 | 0.338 | 0.010a | 0.006 | 0.471 | 0.001b | |||
Type of abuse (Rape) * PTSD symptom |
-0.008 | -0.299 | 0.047a | ||||||
Model fitness | F = 1.733, p = 0.186 | F = 2.925, p = 0.029a | F = 3.300, p = 0.011b |
Multivariate linear regression analysis with somatization (log-transformed) as the dependent variable (predictors: age, intelligence, type of abuse, PTSD symptom, and type of abuse*PTSD symptom)
a p < 0.05
b p < 0.01