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. 2021 Sep 6;12:679379. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.679379

Table 3.

Potential significant environmental risk/protective factors of personality disorders.

References Risk factor Total number of cases/total population Number of primary studies Effect size metric Random effects summary effect size (95% CI) P random 95% PI (including null value) I2 % Small-study effects/excess statistical significance eOR Level of evidence Level of evidence 2 (–n) > 1,000
Antisocial personality disorder
Nottell (39) Genetic risk/mental disorders 154/7,607 10 OR 4.10 (2.28, 2.76) 2.3 × 10−6 Yes 89.5 Yes/yes 4.10 IV III
Nottell (39) Disorders/pathology during childhood 114/662 5 OR 12.82 (4.68, 35.11) 6.9 × 10−7 Yes 55.4 No/no 12.82 IV II
Nottell (39) Interpersonal factor 965/4,280 17 OR 1.66 (1.16, 2.37) 0.006 Yes 76.4 No/NP 1.66 IV IV
Nottell (39) Rejecting 109/470 2 OR 2.11 (1.36, 3.27) 0.001 NA 0.00 NA/yes 2.11 IV IV
Nottell (39) Parent disorder/pathology 537/2,086 9 OR 2.08 (1.26, 3.44) 0.004 Yes 73.4 No/no 2.08 IV IV
Nottell (39) Behavioral factor 177/851 4 OR 9.16 (5.96, 14.07) 1.0 × 10−4 No 0.0 No/no 9.16 IV III
Borderline personality disorder
Porter et al. (36) Any childhood adversity 16,098/182,816 97 OR 14.32 (10.80, 18.98) 1.59 × 10−76 No 96.7 Yes/yes 14.32 II II
Porter et al. (36) Childhood physical abuse 2,869/37,732 30 OR 9.30 (6.57, 13.17) 2.7 × 10−36 No 76.4 Yes/yes 9.30 II II
Porter et al. (36) Childhood sexual abuse 3,748/37,756 31 OR 7.95 (6.21, 10.17) 4.54 × 10−61 No 67.5 Yes/yes 7.95 II II
Porter et al. (36) Childhood emotional abuse 3,525/37,287 27 OR 28.15 (14.76, 53.68) 3.8 × 10−24 Yes 94.1 Yes/yes 28.15 II II
Porter et al. (36) Childhood emotional neglect 3,225/36,587 21 OR 22.86 (11.55, 45.22) 2.4 × 10−19 Yes 94.9 Yes/yes 22.86 II II
Porter et al. (36) Childhood physical neglect 3,072/36,449 20 OR 5.73 (3.21, 10.21) 3.4 × 10−9 Yes 93.4 No/yes 5.73 II II
Winsper et al. (38) Sexual abuse 231/660 9 d 0.70 (0.53, 0.87) 1.1 × 10−15 No 0.0 Yes/yes 3.20 IV IV
Winsper et al. (38) Physical abuse 290/2,522 5 d 0.56 (0.33, 0.79) 2.2 × 10−6 No 0.0 No/yes 2.76 IV IV
Winsper et al. (38) Hostility/verbal abuse 110/8,442 5 d 0.62 (0.46, 0.78) 8.9 × 10−15 No 11.7 No/NP 3.07 IV I
Winsper et al. (38) Neglect 109/268 4 d 0.58 (0.03, 1.13) 0.040 Yes 85.0 Yes/yes 2.86 IV IV
Fossati et al. (35) Sexual abuse, overall 705/2,260 19 OR 4.43 (3.43, 5.73) 1.0 × 10−5 No 0.0 Yes/NP 4.43 IV III
Fossati et al. (35) Sexual abuse, age 0–5 years 98/191 3 OR 3.22 (1.23, 8.46) 0.017 Yes 0.0 No/NP 3.22 IV IV
Fossati et al. (35) Sexual abuse, by father 252/454 6 OR 2.26 (1.00, 5.09) 0.050 Yes 16.4 Yes/NP 2.26 IV IV
Fossati et al. (35) Sexual abuse, by siblings 252/454 6 OR 3.04 (1.15, 8.02) 0.024 Yes 16.0 No/no 3.04 IV IV
Fossati et al. (35) Sexual abuse, by other relatives 252/454 6 OR 3.01 (1.28, 7.04) 0.011 Yes 11.6 No/no 3.01 IV IV
Fossati et al. (35) Sexual abuse, by non-relatives 252/454 6 OR 3.16 (1.93, 5.18) 1.0 × 10−5 No 0.0 No/NP 3.16 IV III
Fossati et al. (35) Sexual abuse, by any relative 62/91 2 OR 12.65 (2.77, 20.28) 0.001 NA 0.00 NA/no 12.65 IV IV
Fossati et al. (35) Sexual abuse, penetration 84/132 2 OR 5.57 (1.56, 19.80) 0.008 NA 0.0 NA/NP 5.57 IV IV
Porter et al. (36) Any childhood adversity (clinical population) 13,498/42,490 140 OR 2.64 0.008 Yes 85.1 Yes/yes 2.64 IV IV
Porter et al. (36) Any childhood adversity (clinical population) 5,054/11,785 45 OR 4.26 0.001 Yes 82.9 Yes/NP 4.26 IV IV
Porter et al. (36) Physical abuse (other personality disorders) 2,420/13,138 32 OR 2.51 0.008 No 55.1 No/NP 2.51 IV IV
Porter et al. (36) Physical abuse (psychosis) 780/2,078 16 OR 2.68 2.19 × 10−9 No 38.0 No/no 2.68 IV IV
Dependent personality disorder
Kane and Bornstein (37) Any childhood maltreatment NA/178,670 22 d 0.30 (0.21, 0.38) 1.0 × 10−11 No 56.0 No 1.71 IV II
Kane and Bornstein (37) Any childhood abuse (including psychiatric disorders) NA/4,542 12 d 0.42 (0.28, 0.56) 3.6 × 10−9 No 57.1 Yes 2.14 IV II
Kane and Bornstein (37) Any childhood abuse (community only) 3,800/152,249 10 d 0.18 (0.01, 0.35) 0.040 Yes 46.7 No 1.38 IV IV
Kane and Bornstein (37) Physical abuse 6,309/36,023 5 d 0.29 (0.03, 0.56) 0.031 Yes 65.5 No 1.69 IV IV
Kane and Bornstein (37) Sexual abuse 3,854/35,623 7 d 0.42 (0.56, 0.68) 0.002 Yes 72.2 No 2.14 IV IV
Kane and Bornstein (37) Neglect 3,457/35,948 4 d 0.32 (0.09, 0.56) 0.007 Yes 56.8 No 1.78 IV IV
Kane and Bornstein (37) Any sexual/physical childhood abuse 111/1,066 4 d 0.43 (0.20, 0.20) 1.6 × 10−4 Yes 0.0 Yes 2.18 IV III

d, Cohen's d; OR, odds ratio; PI, prediction interval; I2, heterogeneity; eOR, equivalent OR; NA, not applicable; NP, not permitted.

Level of evidence I, convincing evidence; II, highly suggestive evidence; III, suggestive evidence; IV, weak evidence.