Table 2 Demographics and health services use in patients
| Â | Total N (%) | IPV exposure N (%) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | n = 470 | No n = 413 | Yes n = 57 |  |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | 0.001 |
   Male | 182 (38.7) | 171 (41.4) | 11 (19.3) |  |
   Female | 288 (61.3) | 242 (58.6) | 46 (80.7) |  |
Age | Â | Â | Â | 0.809 |
   35 years or less | 139 (29.6) | 124 (30.0) | 15 (29.6) |  |
   36–64 years | 254 (54.0) | 221 (53.5) | 33 (57.9) |  |
   65 years and more | 77 (16.4) | 68 (16.5) | 9 (15.8) |  |
Present marital status | Â | Â | Â | 0.471 |
   Married or living in an intimate relationship | 352 (74.9) | 306 (74.1) | 46 (80.7) |  |
   Widowed | 54 (11.5) | 50 (12.1) | 4 (7.0) |  |
   Single | 64 (13.6) | 57 (13.8) | 7 (12.3) |  |
Age of intimate partner | Â | Â | Â | 0.028 |
   The same or younger | 334 (71.1) | 301 (72.9) | 33 (57.9) |  |
   Older | 136 (28.9) | 112 (27.1) | 24 (42.1) |  |
Parenting (children) | Â | Â | Â | 0.252 |
   No | 126 (26.8) | 114 (27.6) | 12 (21.1) |  |
   Single child | 117 (24.9) | 98 (23.7) | 19 (33.3) |  |
   Two children or more | 227 (48.3) | 201 (48.7) | 26 (45.6) |  |
Divorce in the past | Â | Â | Â | 0.591 |
   Yes | 88 (18.7) | 76 (18.4) | 12 (21.1) |  |
   No | 382 (81.3) | 337 (81.6) | 45 (78.9) |  |
Place of residence | Â | Â | Â | 1.000 |
   Rural | 53 (11.3) | 47 (11.4) | 6 (10.5) |  |
   Urban | 417 (88.7) | 366 (88.6) | 51 (89.5) |  |
Employment status | Â | Â | Â | 0.010 |
   Regularly employed | 273 (58.1) | 248 (60.0) | 25 (43.9) |  |
   Retired | 119 (25.3) | 104 (25.2) | 15 (26.3) |  |
   Unemployed or working part time | 78 (16.6) | 61 (14.8) | 17 (29.8) |  |
Level of education | Â | Â | Â | 0.416 |
   Elementary school | 52 (11.1) | 48 (11.6) | 4 (7.0) |  |
   High school | 203 (43.2) | 180 (43.6) | 23 (40.4) |  |
   College or higher | 215 (45.7) | 185 (44.8) | 30 (52.6) |  |
Monthly income per family member | Â | Â | Â | 0.670 |
   Under average | 266 (56.6) | 232 (56.2) | 34 (59.6) |  |
   Average or above | 204 (43.4) | 181 (43.8) | 23 (40.4) |  |
Financial support provided by state | Â | Â | Â | 0.512 |
   Yes | 115 (24.5) | 99 (24.0) | 16 (28.1) |  |
   No | 355 (75.5) | 314 (76.0) | 41 (71.9) |  |
The length of intimate partnership | Â | Â | Â | 0.078 |
   5 years or less | 165 (35.1) | 151 (36.6) | 14 (24.6) |  |
   6 years or more | 305 (64.9) | 262 (63.4) | 53 (75.4) |  |
Alcohol or drug consumption in the family | Â | Â | Â | 0.028 |
   Yes | 136 (28.9) | 112 (27.1) | 24 (42.1) |  |
   No | 334 (71.1) | 301 (72.9) | 33 (57.9) |  |
Sick leave in the past year (episodes) – M ± SD | 1.1 ± 2.3 | 1.1 ± 2.1 | 1.2 ± 3.4 | 0.114 |
Sick leave in the past year (days) – M ± SD | 22.8 ± 63.2 | 23.5 ± 63.6 | 16.4 ± 59.8 | 0.091 |
Hospitalisation in the past year (episodes) – M ± SD | 0.1 ± 0.4 | 0.1 ± 0.4 | 0.1 ± 0.4 | 0.413 |
Hospitalisation in the past year (days) – M ± SD | 1.0 ± 5.0 | 1.0 ± 5.3 | 0.9 ± 2.9 | 0.418 |
Visits to family clinic in the past year – M ± SD | 8.2 ± 5.5 | 8.3 ± 5.5 | 7.6 ± 5.1 | 0.465 |
Referrals to other clinical specialists in the past year – M ± SD | 2.0 ± 2.2 | 2.0 ± 2.2 | 2.2 ± 2.3 | 0.958 |
Age – M ± SD | 47.4 ± 16.1 | 47.4 ± 16.2 | 47.8 ± 15.6 | 0.795 |