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Table.4 Odds ratios (95% CI) of harmful environments in childhood and adolescence by retrospective reports of child abuse (imputed data, N = 9308)

From: Adult retrospective report of child abuse and prospective indicators of childhood harm: a population birth cohort study

 

Retrospective reports of child abuse

Prospective measures

Any abuse

Physical abuse

Psychological abuse

Witnessing abuse

Sexual abuse

Impoverished upbringing (7–16 years)

2.19 (1.89, 2.54)

2.31 (1.87, 2.85)

2.02 (1.71, 2.40)

2.86 (2.35, 3.50)

4.49 (3.14, 6.43)

Hazardous conditions (7–16 years)

1.15 (0.95, 1.39)

1.22 (0.93, 1.61)

1.09 (0.87, 1.36)

1.07 (0.80, 1.43)

1.25 (0.71, 2.20)

Anti-social behaviours (7–16 years)

1.73 (1.50, 1.99)

1.86 (1.53, 2.27)

1.59 (1.35, 1.88)

2.01 (1.64, 2.45)

2.45 (1.70, 3.55)

Poor parent-child relationships (16 years)

2.98 (2.50, 3.54)

3.49 (2.80, 4.34)

3.06 (2.52, 3.71)

3.12 (2.46, 3.95)

3.66 (2.42, 5.54)

Any harmful environment~ (7–16 years)

     

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 1

1.75 (1.50, 2.03)

2.08 (1.67, 2.59)

1.69 (1.42, 2.02)

2.05 (1.64, 2.55)

1.93 (1.19, 3.13)

 2

3.02 (2.50, 3.64)

3.49 (2.68, 4.56)

2.77 (2.23, 3.45)

3.90 (3.02, 5.03)

4.78 (2.97, 7.69)

 3/4

4.68 (3.39, 6.45)

5.79 (3.80, 8.82)

4.29 (2.95, 6.24)

5.94 (3.87, 9.12)

14.4 (7.94, 26.0)

  1. Sex-adjusted
  2. ~Relative risk ratios (from multinomial logistic regression) for any harmful environment (7–16 years)