Table 2.
Distribution of included articles by type of abuse and outcomes (article references shown in the table).
| Perpetrator of sexual abuse | Number of papers | Collection of outcome data | Heart attack (n = 1) | Stroke (n= 1) | Hypertension (n= 2) | Diabetes (n= 2) | Adiposity (n= 8) | Cholesterol (n= 0) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any | One | Clinically assessed [39] | N/S [39] | |||||
| Intimate partner | Five | Self-report [34,35,36] Not described [38,40] |
N/S [34] | N/S [35] | N/S [35,36,38,40] | |||
| Military personnel | Three | Self-report [37] Medical records [41,42] |
S [37] | N/S [37] | S [37] | N/S [37] | S [37,41,42] | |
N/S: not significant, S: significant.