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. 2019 Apr 25;19:431. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-6757-6

Table 3.

Unadjusted and adjusted associations of IPV measures with depressive symptoms

N = 743 observations (using pooled 12/24 data in GEE models; N = 436 men) Clinically significant depressive symptoms (PHQ-9 ≥ 10)
14.4% (107/743)
% (n/N) Unadjusted PR [95% CI] Overall p valueb Adjusteda PR [95% CI] Overall p valueb
Lifetime IPV victimization No/missing 8.9% (38/425) 1 1
Yes 21.7% (69/318) 2.45 [1.63, 3.67] 2.57 [1.71, 3.86]
< 0.001 < 0.001
IPV victimization in last year No/missing 11.1% (70/630) 1 1
Yes 32.7% (37/113) 2.82 [1.88, 4.22] 2.93 [1.96, 4.40]
< 0.001 < 0.001
Lifetime IPV perpetration No/missing 10.8% (65/603) 1 1
Yes 30.0% (42/140) 2.83 [1.89, 4.22] 2.87 [1.91, 4.32]
< 0.001 < 0.001
IPV perpetration in last year No/missing 12.1% (83/688) 1 1
Yes 43.6% (24/55) 3.40 [2.13, 5.41] 3.47 [2.13, 5.64]
< 0.001 < 0.001
Combined lifetime IPV victimization/ perpetrationc Vict. & perp. 31.2% (39/125) 3.69 [2.33, 5.86] 3.87 [2.43, 6.16]
Undirectional vict. 15.5% (30/193) 1.74 [1.07, 2.82] 1.83 [1.13, 2.98]
Neither /missing 8.9% (38/425) 1 1
< 0.001 < 0.001

aAge (included as four categories: < 25, 25–29, 30–39, 40+), born in the UK, sexual identity (gay or bisexual/straight), university education, and London clinic site

bp value by Wald test using GEEs. p values< 0.1 are indicated in bold

cMen who reported unidirectional IPV perpetration were excluded since the number of men reporting this measure (n = 11 at month-12 and n = 4 at month-24) was too small to allow for meaningful analysis, and these men did not fit into the ‘neither/missing’ category