Table 2 Hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the associations between childhood maltreatment and any endocrine disease

Cumulative number of experienced childhood maltreatment (as continuous variable)

20,885 (4.47)

1.12 (1.11–1.13)

1.12 (1.11–1.13)

1.11 (1.09–1.12)

1.10 (1.09–1.12)

Different levels of experienced childhood maltreatment (as ordinal variable)

 0

10,394 (4.12)

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 1

5312 (4.44)

1.09 (1.05–1.12)

1.08 (1.05–1.12)

1.07 (1.04–1.11)

1.07 (1.04–1.11)

 ≥ 2

5179 (5.45)

1.34 (1.30–1.39)

1.34 (1.29–1.38)

1.30 (1.26–1.34)

1.29 (1.25–1.33)

Different levels of experienced childhood maltreatment (as binary variable)

 < 2

15,706 (4.22)

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 ≥ 2

5179 (5.45)

1.31 (1.27–1.35)

1.30 (1.26–1.34)

1.27 (1.23–1.31)

1.26 (1.22–1.30)

Different types of experienced childhood maltreatment

 Physical abuse

  No

16,585 (4.34)

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  Yes

4300 (5.02)

1.23 (1.19–1.27)

1.23 (1.19–1.27)

1.20 (1.16–1.24)

1.19 (1.15–1.23)

 Emotional abuse

  No

17,185 (4.32)

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  Yes

3700 (5.32)

1.25 (1.21–1.30)

1.25 (1.20–1.29)

1.22 (1.18–1.27)

1.21 (1.17–1.26)

 Sexual abuse

  No

18,649 (4.36)

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  Yes

2236 (5.61)

1.25 (1.19–1.30)

1.24 (1.19–1.30)

1.22 (1.17–1.27)

1.21 (1.16–1.26)

 Emotional neglect

  No

15,654 (4.28)

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  Yes

5231 (5.13)

1.21 (1.17–1.25)

1.21 (1.17–1.24)

1.18 (1.14–1.21)

1.17 (1.14–1.21)

 Physical neglect

  No

16,661 (4.25)

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  Yes

4224 (5.57)

1.26 (1.22–1.30)

1.26 (1.21–1.30)

1.23 (1.19–1.27)

1.23 (1.19–1.27)