Exploring the causal role of intimate partner violence and abuse on depressive symptoms in young adults: a population-based cohort study

Table 1 Statistics on depressive symptom scores and a binary depression measure at age 23, stratified by sex and reporting of IPVA victimisation at ages 18–21

	N	Continuous depressive symptoms					Binary measure of depression^a
		Median	*IQR*	Arithmetic mean	Standard deviation	Geometric mean	OR (*95% CI*)
Women
No IPVA	1329	4.96	(2.00 to 8.80)	6.13	5.51	5.17	2.10 (1.57 to 2.81)
IPVA	435	6.28	(3.10 to 12.19)	8.39	6.52	7.01	2.10 (1.57 to 2.81)
Men
No IPVA	771	4.70	(2.00 to 9.82)	6.41	5.91	5.19	1.36 (0.91 to 2.04)
IPVA	435	5.62	(3.00 to 11.00)	7.44	6.05	6.21	1.36 (0.91 to 2.04)

Statistics are pooled from 50 multiply imputed datasets using Rubin’s rules
CI Confidence interval, IPVA Intimate partner violence and abuse, IQR Interquartile range, OR Odds ratio
^aDepression is defined as a score of 13 or more on the Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire

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