Table 5.

Health Charges and Utilization and Anxiety, Depression, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Scores of Women Who Experienced and Did Not Experience Childhood and Adult Physical Abuse

Childhood Physical Abuse2 × 2 Factorial ANOVA Test Results
Childhood (C)Adult (A)C*AR2
NoYesTotalFPFPFP
Total outpatient charges
    No adult physical abuse459 (400)660 (407)601 (467)
    Adult physical abuse749 (494)660 (471)660 (447)
    Total532 (410)700 (479)0.36.552.33.132.33.13
Days spent in hospital (n)
    No adult physical abuse1.1 (0.4)1.3 (0.7)1.2 (0.6)
    Adult physical abuse1.8 (1.2)1.7 (1.0)1.7 (1.1)
    Total1.4 (1.0)1.6 (1.0)0.12.736.30.010.58.450.08
ER visits (n)
    No adult physical abuse1.8 (1.1)2.7 (1.0)2.1 (1.1)
    Adult physical abuse2.4 (1.2)2.5 (1.3)2.4 (1.2)
    Total2.1 (1.2)2.5 (1.2)3.99.050.56.562.23.140.07
Anxiety
    No adult physical abuse2.0 (2.4)4.4 (4.6)2.9 (3.5)
    Adult physical abuse4.8 (4.3)6.4 (4.8)5.7 (4.6)
    Total3.4 (3.7)5.8 (4.8)5.13.037.69.0070.20.650.15
Depression
    No adult physical abuse3.2 (3.6)7.6 (5.4)4.8 (4.8)
    Adult physical abuse8.0 (6.5)10.5 (7.3)9.4 (7.0)
    Total5.5 (5.7)9.6 (6.8)7.54.0079.18.0030.53.470.19
PTSD
    No adult physical abuse10.2 (8.3)18.0 (17.1)13.0 (12.7)
    Adult physical abuse20.9 (16.7)24.8 (20.0)23.0 (18.6)
    Total15.4 (14.1)22.6 (19.2)2.94.096.54.010.33.570.11
  • ANOVA, analysis of variance; ER, emergency room; PTSD, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.