Table 1. Demographics and Prevalence of Prior Family Violence and Bivariate Analyses Comparing Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Perpetration and Nonperpetration Among Married or Cohabiting Adult Men (N = 530)
VariableFull sample (N = 530)No IPV Perpetration (n = 428)IPV perpetration (n = 102)IPV Perpetration, OR* (95% CI)
Demographics
    Mean age, years (SD)42.6 (13.1)43.0 (13.4)41.0 (11.8)0.98 (0.96–1.00)
    Non-Hispanic white race415 (78.3)339 (79.2)76 (74.5)0.77 (0.46–1.27)
    Education beyond high school298 (56.2)248 (57.9)50 (49)0.70 (0.45–1.08)
    Health insurance383 (72.3)311 (72.7)72 (70.6)0.90 (0.56–1.45)
    Employed444 (83.8)358 (83.6)86 (84.3)1.05 (0.58–1.90)
    Mean income, in tens of thousands $ (SD)7.7 (4.9)7.9 (5.0)7.2 (4.7)0.97 (0.93–1.02)
Health services use
    Regular doctor for routine care324 (75.7)66 (64.7)0.59 (0.37–0.93)
    ≥1 Routine health visit in past year266 (62.1)54 (52.9)0.69 (0.44–1.06)
    ≥1 Emergency room visit in past year115 (26.9)32 (31.1)1.24 (0.78–1.99)
Physical symptoms or health conditions
    Chronic pain from arthritis88 (20.6)23 (22.5)1.12 (0.67–1.89)
    Chronic back or neck pain130 (30.4)31 (30.4)1.00 (0.63–1.60)
    Chronic pain from other sources39 (9.1)14 (13.7)1.59 (0.83–3.05)
    Epilepsy or seizures9 (2.1)1 (1.0)0.46 (0.06–3.68)
    Injury or poisoning in past year42 (9.8)10 (9.8)1.00 (0.48–2.06)
    Irritable bowel syndrome symptoms18 (4.2)12 (11.8)3.04 (1.41–6.53)
    Insomnia symptoms, mean (SD)1.98 (0.85)2.25 (0.89)1.42 (1.11–1.81)
    Headache symptoms, mean (SD)1.78 (0.65)1.89 (0.72)1.27 (0.93–1.75)
Mental health diagnoses, DSM-IV criteria
    Substance abuse/dependence§96 (22.4)39 (38.2)2.14 (1.35–3.39)
    Major depressive disorder78 (18.2)19 (18.6)1.03 (0.59–1.79)
    Posttraumatic stress disorder20 (4.67)5 (5.0)1.05 (0.39–2.87)
    Anxiety disorders46 (10.7)15 (14.0)1.43 (0.76–2.68)
Prior family violence
    Victim of childhood family violence234 (44.2)170 (39.7)64 (63.4)2.63 (1.68–4.11)**
    Witnessed childhood family violence††97 (18.4)62 (14.6)35 (35)3.16 (1.93–5.17)**
  • Data are n (weighted %) unless otherwise indicated. IPV perpetration includes having pushed, grabbed, or shoved; threw something; slapped or hit; kicked, bit, or hit with a fist; beat up; choked; burned or scalded; and threatened their partner with a knife or gun.

  • * The odds ratio reference category is no IPV perpetration.

  • P < .05.

  • P < .01.

  • § Alcohol abuse, alcohol dependence, drug abuse, or drug dependence.

  • Panic disorder or generalized anxiety disorder.

  • N = 529 because only 529 randomly assigned men received both the IPV perpetration and victim of childhood family violence questions.

  • ** P < .001.

  • †† N = 526 because only 526 randomly assigned men received both the IPV perpetration and witnessed childhood family violence questions.