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. 2021 Jan 21;5:176. Originally published 2020 Jul 22. [Version 3] doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16106.3

Table 3. Relative risks of intimate partner violence and abuse (IPVA) by 21 years old by adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and sex.

Outcome: Victimisation Outcome: Perpetration
ACE
variable
(age that
variable
covers)
Men (n=1,149) Women (n=2,130) Men (n=1,149) Women (n=2,130)
% RR (95% CI) % RR (95% CI) % RR (95% CI) % RR (95% CI)
Any ACE
(0–16y)
No/ not
reported a
26.0 (ref) 36.1 (ref) 16.2 (ref) 21.2 (ref)
Yes 29.7 1.14 (0.92, 1.39) 41.8 1.03 (0.93, 1.14) 20.2 1.07 (0.84, 1.35) 26.4 1.10 (0.97, 1.23)
ACE type
    Emotional
abuse
(0–11y)
No 26.3 (ref) 39.7 (ref) 19.4 (ref) 24.1 (ref)
Yes 33.3 1.27 (1.00, 1.57) 45.6 1.20 (1.05, 1.36) 20.6 1.10 (0.82, 1.43) 29.9 1.23 (1.05, 1.40)
    Physical
abuse
(0–11y)
No 25.6 (ref) 37.4 (ref) 16.9 (ref) 22.7 (ref)
Yes 37.8 1.47 (1.18, 1.79) 46.9 1.25 (1.09, 1.42) 28.2 1.56 (1.23, 1.91) 32.0 1.31 (1.13, 1.48)
    Sexual
abuse
(0–16y)
No 27.5 (ref) 39.6 (ref) 18.9 (ref) 24.6 (ref)
Yes 50.0 1.82 (0.88, 2.76) 56.5 1.43 (1.16, 1.68) 33.3 1.63 (0.71, 2.66) 37.0 1.36 (1.09, 1.63)
    Emotional
neglect
(0–16y)
No 29.2 (ref) 41.6 (ref) 21.1 (ref) 25.4 (ref)
Yes 26.0 0.89 (0.68, 1.14) 39.6 0.95 (0.81, 1.10) 14.4 0.71 (0.5, 0.97) 21.2 0.87 (0.70, 1.04)
    Bullying
(8–16y)
No 29.6 (ref) 39.5 (ref) 19.8 (ref) 23.5 (ref)
Yes 27.7 0.94 (0.74, 1.16) 48.4 1.22 (1.08, 1.37) 19.7 0.99 (0.77, 1.26) 32.3 1.27 (1.12, 1.43)
    Witnessed
domestic
violence
(0–12y)
No 26.5 (ref) 40.4 (ref) 17.5 (ref) 25.3 (ref)
Yes 36.0 1.36 (1.06, 1.70) 36.9 0.91 (0.76, 1.08) 31.3 1.65 (1.30, 2.02) 21.6 0.88 (0.71, 1.07)
    Parental
substance
abuse
(0–11y)
No 27.2 (ref) 38.5 (ref) 18.7 (ref) 23.8 (ref)
Yes 29.9 1.10 (0.75, 1.53) 48.5 1.26 (1.03, 1.49) 18.2 0.98 (0.61, 1.46) 30.3 1.21 (0.96, 1.46)
    Parental
mental
illness or
suicide
attempt
(0–16y)
No 24.6 (ref) 38.2 (ref) 16.7 (ref) 24.5 (ref)
Yes 32.6 1.33 (1.09, 1.59) 41.5 1.09 (0.96, 1.21) 22.5 1.30 (1.04, 1.60) 24.7 1.01 (0.87, 1.15)
    Parent
criminal
conviction
(0–12y)
No 27.1 (ref) 39.1 (ref) 18.7 (ref) 24.9 (ref)
Yes 36.5 1.35 (0.93, 1.83) 47.6 1.22 (0.97, 1.47) 20.6 1.09 (0.67, 1.63) 26.2 1.04 (0.78, 1.33)
    Parental
separation
(0–16y)
No 24.6 (ref) 37.2 (ref) 17.6 (ref) 23.5 (ref)
Yes 37.4 1.52 (1.22, 1.85) 44.8 1.20 (1.05, 1.36) 23.6 1.30 (1.00, 1.66) 26.7 1.11 (0.94, 1.28)
Number of
ACEs (0–16y)
0 26.0 (ref) 40.4 (ref) 18.6 (ref) 23.3 (ref)
1 25.3 0.97 (0.74, 1.24) 38.1 0.94 (0.81, 1.08) 17.0 0.92 (0.67, 1.22) 23.5 1.01 (0.86, 1.16)
2 29.4 1.13 (0.85, 1.45) 41.8 1.03 (0.89, 1.19) 20.2 1.07 (0.77, 1.44) 28.0 1.15 (0.98, 1.32)
3+ 36.6 1.40 (1.10, 1.74) 46.7 1.15 (1.01, 1.30) 24.8 1.29 (0.97, 1.66) 28.6 1.17 (1.01, 1.34)

a. ‘No/not reported’ means that the participant’s response was ‘no’ and/or missing for all ACEs.