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. 2022 Feb 12;22:118. doi: 10.1186/s12877-022-02796-z

Table 2.

Association between ACEs and continuous HGS (kg) in the overall population and different sex groups in linear regression models

Overalld
N = 7209
Mend
N = 3396
Womend
N = 3813
Model 1a β (95% CI)
 ACEs
  0 ref ref ref
  1 -0.16 (-0.62, 0.30) -0.19 (-0.97, 0.58) -0.22 (-0.76, 0.32)
  2 -0.34 (-0.82, 0.14) -0.39 (-1.18, 0.40) -0.36 (-0.94, 0.21)
  ≥ 3 -1.26 (-1.71, -0.81) -1.39 (-2.12, -0.65) -1.17 (-1.71, -0.64)
  p for trend  < 0.001  < 0.001  < 0.001
Model 2b
 ACEs
  0 ref ref ref
  1 -0.16 (-0.61, 0.30) -0.20 (-0.96, 0.56) -0.21 (-0.75, 0.32)
  2 -0.32 (-0.80, 0.16) -0.39 (-1.17, 0.39) -0.35 (-0.93, 0.22)
  ≥ 3 -1.18 (-1.62, -0.73) -1.33 (-2.06, -0.61) -1.11 (-1.65, -0.57)
  p for trend  < 0.001  < 0.001  < 0.001
Model 3c
 ACEs
  0 ref ref ref
  1 -0.12 (-0.57, 0.32) -0.22 (-0.96, 0.51) -0.18 (-0.71, 0.35)
  2 -0.28 (-0.75, 0.19) -0.40 (-1.16, 0.36) -0.29 (-0.87, 0.28)
  ≥ 3 -0.93 (-1.37, -0.49) -1.04 (-1.75, -0.33) -0.93 (-1.46, -0.39)
  p for trend  < 0.001 0.001 0.001

ACE adverse childhood experience, CI confidence interval, HGS handgrip strength

aModel 1: Adjusted for age and sex in the overall population, and adjusted for age in different sex groups

bModle 2: Additionally adjusted for marital status, ethnicity, and area of residence

cModel 3: Additionally adjusted for smoking and drinking status, BMI, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, DM, CVD, arthritis, hip fracture, and memory-related disease

dIn the overall population, the average HGS were 31.2, 31.5, 31.7, and 30.7 kg in the groups with 0, 1, 2, and ≥ 3 ACEs. In men, the average HGS were 38.6, 38.4, 38.1, and 36.5 kg in the groups with 0, 1, 2, and ≥ 3 ACEs. In women, the average HGS were 26.2, 25.8, 25.7, and 24.5 kg in the groups with 0, 1, 2, and ≥ 3 ACEs