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Table 3 Results of the logistic regression analysis

From: Legacy of the GDR: regional disparities in childhood maltreatment in post-unification Germany

Dependent Variable

Independent Variable

Odds Ration (OR)

95% confidence interval (CI)

p

At least one type of maltreatment

Gender

1.377

1.200–1.581

< 0.001***

(N = 5,597)

Age

1.058

1.036–1.080

< 0.001***

 

East-West

0.717

0.577 − 0.889

< 0.001***

 

High School diploma/ none

0.734

0.636 − 0.889

< 0.001***

 

Subjective social status

0.519

0.448 − 0.600

< 0.001***

Emotional Abuse

Gender

1.842

1.490–2.277

< 0.001***

(N = 5,713)

Age

1.039

1.007–1.072

0.017*

 

East-West

0.730

0.524–1.018

0.063

 

High School diploma/ none

0.949

0.765–1.177

0.634

 

Subjective social status

0.399

0.316 − 0.503

< 0.001***

Physical Abuse

Gender

1.265

0.958–1.667

0.098

(N = 5,701)

Age

1.045

1.002–1.089

0.038*

 

East-West

0.481

0.285 − 0.811

0.006**

 

High School diploma/ none

0.568

0.420 − 0.769

< 0.001***

 

Subjective social status

0.597

0.442 − 0.806

< 0.001***

Sexual Abuse

Gender

3.522

2.517–4.928

< 0.001***

(N = 5,672)

Age

1.091

1.043–1.141

> 0.001***

 

East-West

0.249

0.249 − 0.771

< 0.01**

 

High School diploma/ none

0.534

0.534 − 0.989

0.042*

 

Subjective social status

0.375

0.375 − 0.713

< 0.001***

Emotional Neglect

Gender

1.257

1.047–1.509

0.014*

(N = 5,693)

Age

1.048

1.019–1.077

< 0.001***

 

East-West

0.811

0.614–1.073

0.142

 

High School diploma/ none

0.539

0.441 − 0.659

< 0.001***

 

Subjective social status

0.450

0.367 − 0.552

< 0.001***

Physical Neglect

Gender

1.034

0.859–1.244

0.723

(N = 5,719)

Age

1.089

1.058–1.120

< 0.001***

 

East-West

0.730

0.545 − 0.979

0.036*

 

High School diploma/ none

0.670

0.550 − 0.815

< 0.001***

 

Subjective social status

0.622

0.511 − 0.758

< 0.001***

  1. ß: beta-weight; significance levels: *** p <.001, ** p <.01, * p <.05
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