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Table 3 Comparisons of childhood adverse experiences in non-violent and violent men in surveys (n = 2656)

From: Interpersonal violence in a deprived Scottish urban area with aggregations of physical health risks and psychiatric morbidity: an ecological study

Adverse Childhood experiences

Non-Violent men

Violent men

Violent men

National

N = 1242 (46.8%)

Glasgow east

N = 470 (17.7%)

National

N = 655 (69.4%)

Glasgow east

N = 289 (30.6%)

National cf. Glasgow East

N(%)

N(%)

Model 1 AOR(95%CI)

N(%)

Model 1 AOR(95%CI)

N(%)

Model 1 AOR(95%CI)

Model 1 AOR(95%CI)

Model 2 AOR(95%CI)a

Bullying

341(27.5)

116(24.7)

0.86 (0.68–1.10)

249(38.0)

1.67*** (1.37–2.05)

98(33.9)

1.46* (1.04–1.79)

0.86 (0.68–1.10)

0.86 (0.61–1.21)

Witnessed violence in home

85(6.8)

51(10.9)

1.63** (1.13–2.35)

131(20.0)

3.64*** (2.71–4.89)

100(34.6)

7.43*** (5.34–10.32)

1.62* (1.12–2.34)

1.36 (0.93–1.98)

Sexual abuse

27(2.2)

6(1.3)

0.55 (0.22–1.37)

21(3.2)

1.65 (0.92–2.95)

7(2.4)

1.10 (0.47–2.60)

0.55 (0.22–1.36)

0.44 (0.16–1.19)

Physical abuse

51(4.1)

16(3.4)

0.82 (0.46–1.44)

71(10.8)

3.02*** (2.07–4.40)

39(13.5)

3.71*** (2.39–5.75)

0.82 (0.46–1.44)

0.84 (0.51–1.38)

Neglect

27(2.2)

13(2.8)

1.22 (0.62–2.39)

49(7.5)

3.82*** (2.36–6.18)

23(8.0)

3.91*** (2.21–6.93)

1.23 (0.63–2.41)

1.02 (0.54–1.93)

Serious injury

17(1.4)

11(2.3)

1.75 (0.82–3.73)

30(4.6)

3.68*** (2.01–6.74)

19(6.6)

5.24*** (2.70–10.17)

1.74 (0.82–3.71)

1.42 (0.67–2.99)

In care

22(1.8)

11(2.4)

1.31 (0.62–2.73)

49(7.7)

4.78*** (2.85–8.03)

26(9.2)

5.61*** (3.12–10.09)

1.31 (0.63–2.75)

0.79 (0.44–1.44)

No. of ACE

 0

837(67.4)

302(64.3)

0.87 (0.70–1.09)

311(47.5)

0.42*** (0.35–0.51)

112(38.8)

0.30*** (0.23–0.39)

0.71* (0.54–0.94)

0.83 (0.59–1.16)

 4 or more

29(2.3)

10(2.1)

0.88 (0.43–1.83)

42(6.4)

3.23*** (1.99–5.26)

28(9.7)

4.63*** (2.70–7.93)

1.42 (0.86–2.36)

1.09 (0.59–2.01)

 

Mean(SD)

Mean(SD)

P value

Mean(SD)

P value

Mean(SD)

P value

P value

P value

No of ACEs

0.52(1.01)

0.55(0.96)

0.811

1.04(1.37)

< 0.001

1.26(1.47)

< 0.001

0.066

0.066

  1. ACE: adverse childhood experiences
  2. Model 1 Adjusted for age
  3. Model 2 Adjusted for age, unemployment and IMDR