Table 1.
Physicians’ estimates of the prevalence of childhood abuse and of ACEs
| Family Physicians N = 89 |
Psychiatrists N = 46 |
Other Specialists N = 48 |
ANOVA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M ± SD | 95%CI | M ± SD | 95%CI | M ± SD | 95%CI | F | p | |
| Sexual Abuse | ||||||||
| Girls | 26.4 ± 13.5 | 23.6–29.2 | 32.0 ± 17.7 | 26.7–37.3 | 23.9 ± 12.6 | 20.2–27.6 | 3.7 | .03 |
| Boys | 17.9 ± 13.4 | 15.1–20.7 | 21.2 ± 14.5 | 16.9–25.5 | 14.5 ± 8.0 | 12.2–16.8 | 3.2 | .04 |
| Physical Abuse | ||||||||
| Girls | 29.9 ± 13.6 | 27.0–32.8 | 32.6 ± 16.3 | 27.8–37.4 | 30.4 ± 12.6 | 26.8–34.0 | 0.5 | .61 |
| Boys | 30.9 ± 13.9 | 28.0–33.8 | 36.8 ± 16.8 | 31.8–41.8 | 29.0 ± 16.8 | 24.1–33.9 | 3.2 | .04 |
| Any ACEs | 45.7 ± 16.5 | 42.2–49.2 | 49.7 ± 16.0 | 45.0–54.4 | 47.2 ± 17.8 | 42.0–52.4 | 0.8 | .44 |
M mean, SD standard deviation, 95%CI 95% confidence interval, ANOVA Difference between groups assessed by Analysis of Variance