Table 3.
Distribution of Exposure to Adverse Events and Associated Stress Levels
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Unadjusted results |
Adjusted resultsa |
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| n | % Experiencing adverse event | Stress (mean level) | SE | p | Stress (mean level) | SE | p | |
| ACEs | ||||||||
| Yes | 696 | 45.1 | 6.8 | 0.09 | <0.001 | 6.8 | 0.10 | <0.001 |
| No | 834 | 54.9 | 5.2 | 0.10 | 5.2 | 0.09 | ||
| Stressful life events | ||||||||
| Yes | 500 | 33.2 | 6.6 | 0.12 | <0.001 | 6.7 | 0.12 | <0.001 |
| No | 1031 | 66.8 | 5.5 | 0.09 | 5.6 | 0.09 | ||
| Discrimination | ||||||||
| High | 614 | 40.1 | 6.8 | 0.10 | <0.001 | 6.8 | 0.10 | <0.001 |
| Low | 909 | 59.9 | 5.3 | 0.09 | 5.4 | 0.09 | ||
| Financial struggles | ||||||||
| Very or extremely difficult | 337 | 23.2 | 7.3 | 0.13 | <0.001 | 7.4 | 0.13 | <0.001 |
| somewhat or not difficult | 1176 | 76.8 | 5.5 | 0.08 | 5.5 | 0.08 | ||
Adjusted for age, gender, ethnicity/race, and SES.
SES, socioeconomic status.