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. 2020 Aug 1;7:37. doi: 10.1186/s40621-020-00264-z

Table 2.

Change in life experiences and perpetration group among perpetrators of physical domestic violence

Unadjusted Adjusteda
Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)
Risk factors
 Loss of support
  Persisters 1.00 1.00
  Desisters 6.18 (0.69, 55.13) 9.46 (1.06, 84.11)
  Late-onsetters 12.89 (2.17, 76.51) 54.19 (6.51, 450.84)
 Loss of food security
  Persisters 1.00 1.00
  Desisters 2.57 (0.68, 9.65) 1.68 (0.34, 8.37)
  Late-onsetters 7.00 (1.66, 29.53) 10.33 (1.93, 55.41)
 Loss of housing
  Persisters 1.00 1.00
  Desisters 0.83 (0.16, 4.17) 0.91 (0.28, 3.00)
  Late-onsetters 1.83 (0.35, 9.46) 2.01 (0.49, 8.28)
Protective factor
 Substance use cessation
  Persisters 1.00 1.00
  Desisters 11.12 (2.59, 47.73) 10.31 (1.89, 56.16)
  Late-onsetters 0.29 (0.06, 1.31) 0.26 (0.03, 1.89)

Note: Multiple imputation was implemented to address missingness for all variables of interest (i.e., DV perpetration, life experiences, and covariates)

Boldface indicates statistical significance (p < 0.05)

aModels adjusted for sex, age, race/ethnicity, income, childhood abuse, childhood bullying, childhood support, and physical DV victimization