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Table 1 Physicians’ estimates of the prevalence of childhood abuse and of ACEs

From: Physicians’ knowledge and practices regarding screening adult patients for adverse childhood experiences: a survey

 

Family Physicians

N = 89

Psychiatrists

N = 46

Other Specialists

N = 48

ANOVA

M ± SD

95%CI

M ± SD

95%CI

M ± SD

95%CI

F

p

Sexual Abuse

 Girls

26.4 ± 13.5

23.6–29.2

32.0 ± 17.7

26.7–37.3

23.9 ± 12.6

20.2–27.6

3.7

.03

 Boys

17.9 ± 13.4

15.1–20.7

21.2 ± 14.5

16.9–25.5

14.5 ± 8.0

12.2–16.8

3.2

.04

Physical Abuse

 Girls

29.9 ± 13.6

27.0–32.8

32.6 ± 16.3

27.8–37.4

30.4 ± 12.6

26.8–34.0

0.5

.61

 Boys

30.9 ± 13.9

28.0–33.8

36.8 ± 16.8

31.8–41.8

29.0 ± 16.8

24.1–33.9

3.2

.04

Any ACEs

45.7 ± 16.5

42.249.2

49.7 ± 16.0

45.0–54.4

47.2 ± 17.8

42.0–52.4

0.8

.44

  1. M mean, SD standard deviation, 95%CI 95% confidence interval, ANOVA Difference between groups assessed by Analysis of Variance