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. 2018 Oct 3;18:160. doi: 10.1186/s12905-018-0642-9

Table 1.

Descriptive statistics for manifest variables and indicators of latent variables (N = 299)

Variable Measure Mean SD Range Sk Ku %Above cut scorea
Severity of wife abuse CAS 26.44 19.69 1–127 1.42 2.64 96.7%b
Severity of child abuse CTQ-emotional 9.18 4.48 5–25 1.20 0.88 45.5% (low to severe)
CTQ-physical 7.48 4.08 5–25 2.12 4.48 30.4% (low to severe)
CTQ-sexual 6.85 3.59 5–25 2.67 7.76 38.5% (low to severe)
Perceived family support MSPSS-family 8.45 2.82 4–12 −0.27 −1.22
PTSD symptoms PCL-C 46.72 15.50 17–82 0.05 −0.75 75.6%
Depressive symptoms CESD 27.63 13.15 0–60 0.18 −.68 78.6%
Chronic pain severity CPG_intensity 52.39 27.62 0–100 −0.41 −0.61 48.2% (high disability)c
CPG_disability 41.74 31.80 0–100 0.125 − 1.16

aProvided for scales where cut scores have been developed

bA cut-off total score of 3 was used, although this may conservatively underestimate IPV as 27 items were included on the Arabic CAS versus 30 on the original scale

cPain grade 3 or 4, consistent with high disability chronic pain

CAS Composite Abuse Scale, CTQ Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, MSPSS Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, PCL-C PTSD checklist-Civilian version, CESD Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression, CPG Chronic Pain Grade, Sk Skewness Index, Ku Kurtosis Index