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. 2018 Dec 19;18:391. doi: 10.1186/s12888-018-1972-8

Table 2.

Early Childhood events: comparison between groups and post-hoc

Early childhood events HC N = 85 MDD N = 83 BD N = 74 SSD N = 91 χ2 p Post-hoc
Fr % Fr % Fr % Fr %
Cannabis Abuse 5 5.9 1 1.2 12 16.2 26 28.6 χ2 = 33.721 <.001 SSD > all; HC < all
Cocaine Abuse 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 5.4 6 6.6 χ2 = 10.695 .013 NS
LSD Abuse 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 4.4 χ2 = 10.767 .013 NS
Heroin Abuse 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 4.4 χ2 = 10.767 .013 NS
Alcohol Abuse 0 0.0 4 4.8 11 14.9 8 8.8 χ2 = 14.660 .002 NS
Absence of father 3 3.5 11 13.3 13 17.6 15 16.5 χ2 = 9.279 .026 HC < all
Absence of mother 2 2.4 6 7.2 13 17.6 8 8.8 χ2 = 11.853 .008 BD > all
Change of school 9 10.6 13 15.7 14 18.9 25 27.5 χ2 = 8.900 .031 NS
Home escape 0 0.0 4 4.8 11 14.9 20 22.0 χ2 = 27.056 <.001 SSD > all; HC < all
Serious economic difficulties 9 10.6 29 34.9 36 48.6 26 28.6 χ2 = 28.543 <.001 HC < all; BD > all
Neglect of major needs 3 3.5 18 21.7 20 27.0 21 23.1 χ2 = 17.935 <.001 HC < all
Serious family tensions 6 7.1 34 41.0 25 33.8 40 44.0 χ2 = 33.681 <.001 HC < all
Psychological Abuse 0 0.0 10 12.0 11 14.9 26 28.6 χ2 = 29.986 <.001 SSD > all; HC < all
Physical Abuse 1 1.2 12 14.5 18 24.3 38 41.8 χ2 = 46.849 <.001 SSD > all; HC < all
Absence of adult confident 18 21.2 38 45.8 36 48.6 47 51.6 χ2 = 20.465 <.001 HC < all
Absence of peer confident 10 9.7 25 21.1 25 33.8 43 47.3 χ2 = 26.271 <.001 HC < all
Experiences of loneliness 7 8.2 34 41.0 30 40.5 61 67.0 χ2 = 63.662 <.001 SSD > all; HC < all

Abbreviations: HC Healthy Control, MDD Major Depressive Disorder, BD Bipolar Disorder, SSD Schizophrenic Spectrum Disorder, Fr Frequency

For comparison, post hoc Bonferroni-corrected, Chi-square test used for binary variables; the bold P values indicated the statistical significance