Table 2. Effect of childhood sexual abuse on long-term outcomes, quality measurements, and population attributable fractions.
| Odds ratio | 95% CI | 95% prediction interval | I2 (%) | 95% CI for I2 | Excess statistical significance ratio | Population attributable fraction (%) | 95% CI for population attributable fraction | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sexual offending vs non-sexual offending | 3·4 | 2·3–4·8 | 1·1–10·3 | 54% | 21–74 | ·· | 14·7% | 9·6–19·9 |
| Conversion disorder | 3·3 | 2·2–4·8 | ·· | 41% | 0–68 | ·· | 14·4% | 8·8–19·9 |
| Borderline personality disorder | 2·9 | 2·5–3·3 | ·· | 30% | 0–59 | ·· | 12·4% | 10·4–14·4 |
| Anxiety | 2·7 | 2·5–2·8 | ·· | ·· | ·· | 0·5 | 11·7% | 7·8–15·8 |
| Depression | 2·7 | 2·4–3·0 | ·· | 65% | 54–74 | ·· | 11·4% | 9·8–12·9 |
| Post-traumatic stress responses | 2·6 | 2·2–2·9 | ·· | ·· | ·· | ·· | 10·9% | 9·9–12·7 |
| Psychosis | 2·4 | 2·0–2·9 | ·· | 45% | 7–67 | 1·4 | 9·8% | 7·4–12·4 |
| Non-suicidal self-injury | 2·3 | 2·1–2·7 | ·· | 51% | 32–66 | 1·4 | 9·7% | 8·2–11·4 |
| Post-traumatic stress disorder | 2·3 | 1·6–3·4 | 1·0–5·4 | 0% | 0–0 | 1·0 | 9·6% | 4·8–15·0 |
| Eating disorders | 2·2 | 1·8–2·8 | ·· | 64% | 51–73 | ·· | 9·0% | 6·2–12·0 |
| Anxiety symptomatology | 2·0 | 1·9–2·0 | ·· | ·· | ·· | 1·5 | 7·3% | 6·9–7·8 |
| Depressive symptomatology | 2·0 | 1·9–2·0 | ·· | - | - | 1·5 | 7·3% | 6·9–7·8 |
| Pain (continuous) | 2·0 | 1·3–3·0 | ·· | ·· | ·· | 0·9 | 7·8% | 2·6–13·1 |
| Sexual offending against children vs adults | 2·0 | 1·4–2·9 | 0·5–7·1 | 70% | 50–83 | 1·7 | 7·3% | 3·0–12·4 |
| Fibromyalgia | 1·9 | 1·4–2·8 | 1·0–3·8 | 20% | 0–61 | 1·7 | 7·2% | 3·0–11·8 |
| Adult sexual revictimisation | 1·9 | 1·5–2·3 | ·· | 94% | 92–95 | 1·4 | 6·9% | 4·5–9·7 |
| Somatoform disorders | 1·9 | 0·8–4·5 | 0·3–14·1 | 4% | 0–26 | 1·9 | 6·9% | 1·8–18·8 |
| Suicide attempts | 1·9 | 1·7–2·1 | 1·7–2·2 | 84% | 80–88 | 0·9 | 6·9% | 5·3–8·3 |
| Psychological symptoms | 1·7 | 1·5–2·0 | 0·7–4·3 | 77% | 45–91 | 1·1 | 5·7% | 4·0–7·8 |
| Substance misuse | 1·7 | 1·2–2·4 | 1·1–2·6 | 42% | 0–75 | 0·9 | 5·8% | 2·1–10·0 |
| Pain (categorical) | 1·6 | 1·5–1·9 | ·· | ·· | ·· | 1·3 | 5·2% | 3·8–6·7 |
| Sex with multiple partners | 1·6 | 1·2–2·1 | ·· | 92% | 90–94 | 1·4 | 4·8% | 2·1–8·2 |
| Somatisation | 1·6 | 1·3–1·9 | ·· | 40% | 0–7 | ·· | 4·5% | 2·5–6·6 |
| Sex work | 1·5 | 1·2–2·0 | ·· | 76% | 65–84 | 0·9 | 4·5% | 2·1–7·3 |
| HIV | 1·5 | 1·2–2·0 | 0·9–2·8 | 50% | 0–82 | 1·1 | 4·4% | 1·9–7·2 |
| Obesity | 1·4 | 1·3–1·6 | ·· | 87% | 82–91 | 1·1 | 3·6% | 2·3–5·0 |
| Schizophrenia | 1·4 | 0·8–2·3 | 0·4–4·3 | 0% | 0–0 | 0·9 | 3·0% | 1·8–9·4 |
| Unprotected sexual intercourse | 1·2 | 1·1–1·4 | ·· | 51% | 14–73 | 1·0 | 1·7% | 0·7–3·3 |
Outcomes are ranked by descending effect size.