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Table 5 Significant relationships between studied mental disorders and childhood abuse moderated by female gender

From: Gender moderates the relationship between childhood abuse and internalizing and substance use disorders later in life: a cross-sectional analysis

Childhood abuse and mental disorders

Type of abuse

Female gender

Interactionsb

OR (95 % CI)

P-value

OR (95 % CI)

P-value

OR (95 % CI)

P-value

Physical abuse

 Alcohol abuse or dependence past 12-month

1.56 (1.16–2.09)

0.003

0.29 (0.21–0.41)

<0.001

1.57 (1.00–2.48)

0.05

 Alcohol abuse or dependence past 12-montha

1.97 (1.37–2.85)

<0.001

0.29 (0.19–0.43)

<0.001

1.51 (0.87–2.59)

0.13

Sexual abuse

 Alcohol abuse or dependence lifetime

1.66 (1.30–2.12)

<0.001

0.26 (0.23–0.29)

<0.001

1.60 (1.17–2.19)

0.003

 Alcohol abuse or dependence lifetimea

1.66 (1.27–2.17)

<0.001

0.25 (0.22–0.29)

<0.001

1.46 (1.04–2.04)

0.03

 Externalizing problems lifetime

1.89 (1.46–2.44)

<0.001

0.28 (0.25–0.31)

<0.001

1.39 (1.02–1.90)

0.04

 Externalizing problems lifetimea

2.09 (1.59–2.75)

<0.001

0.26 (0.23–0.29)

<0.001

1.19 (0.85–1.67)

0.31

Exposure to “parent hit other adult”

 Alcohol abuse or dependence lifetime

1.65 (1.40–1.95)

<0.001

0.25 (0.22–0.29)

<0.001

1.57 (1.20–2.06)

0.001

 Alcohol abuse or dependence lifetimea

1.74 (1.45–2.08)

<0.001

0.26 (0.23–0.29)

<0.001

1.41 (1.06–1.86)

0.02

 Externalizing problems lifetime

1.89 (1.58–2.25)

<0.001

0.28 (0.25–0.31)

<0.001

1.36 (1.04–1.76)

0.02

 Externalizing problems lifetimea

2.03 (1.68–2.44)

<0.001

0.27 (0.24–0.31)

<0.001

1.19 (0.90–1.57)

0.23

  1. aadjusted for age, marital status, income, education, place of residence, immigrant status
  2. bsignificant interaction terms for studied mental disorders