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Table 2 Distribution of reports of ACE items the full sample and across ED visit status

From: Can the adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) checklist be utilized to predict emergency department visits among children and adolescents?

Characteristics

Full sample

% (95% CI)

With ED visit

% (95% CI)

Without ED visit

% (95% CI)

Emotional abuse

 Yes

26.5 (25.4,27.6)

30.9 (29.1,32.7)

23.3 (22.0,24.8)

 No

71.1 (70.0,72.2)

66.5 (64.6,68.3)

74.4 (73.0,75.8)

 Missing

2.4 (2.0,2.8)

2.6 (2.1,3.3)

2.2 (1.8,2.8)

Physical abuse

 Yes

13.6 (12.8,14.5)

16.6 (15.2,18.1)

11.4 (10.4,12.5)

 No

83.4 (82.5,84.3)

80.0 (78.4,81.5)

85.9 (84.7,87.0)

 Missing

3.0 (2.6,3.4)

3.4 (2.8,4.2)

2.7 (2.2,3.3)

Sexual abuse

 Yes

6.8 (6.2,7.5)

8.8 (7.8,10.0)

5.4 (4.7,6.2)

 No

89.2 (88.4,90.0)

86.2 (84.9,87.5)

91.4 (90.4,92.2)

 Missing

3.9 (3.5,4.5)

5.0 (4.2,5.9)

3.2 (2.7,3.8)

Emotional neglect

 Yes

29.9 (28.7,31.0)

34.3 (32.5,36.2)

26.7 (25.3,28.2)

 No

67.1 (65.9,68.3)

62.9 (61.0,64.7)

70.1 (68.6,71.6)

 Missing

3.0 (2.6,3.5)

2.8 (2.2,3.5)

3.2 (2.7,3.8)

Physical neglect

 Yes

11.2 (10.5,12.0)

12.7 (11.5,14.1)

10.2 (9.2,11.2)

 No

86.3 (85.4,87.2)

84.6 (83.1,85.9)

87.6 (86.4,88.6)

 Missing

2.4 (2.1,2.9)

2.7 (2.1,3.4)

2.3 (1.8,2.8)

Parents divorced

 Yes

48.7 (47.5,50.0)

51.6 (49.7,53.6)

46.6 (45.0,48.3)

 No

50.3 (49.1,51.6)

47.2 (45.3,49.2)

52.6 (50.9,54.2)

 Missing

0.9 (0.7,1.2)

1.1 (0.8,1.6)

0.8 (0.5,1.1)

Interpersonal violence in family

 Yes

19.4 (18.4,20.4)

21.9 (20.3,23.5)

17.6 (16.3,18.8)

 No

76.5 (75.4,77.5)

73.2 (71.5,74.9)

78.8 (77.4,80.1)

 Missing

4.1 (3.7,4.7)

4.9 (4.1,5.8)

3.6 (3.1,4.3)

Substance use in family

 Yes

25.0 (24.0,26.1)

27.0 (25.3,28.8)

23.6 (22.2,25.0)

 No

70.7 (69.5,71.8)

67.9 (66.1,69.7)

72.7 (71.2,74.2)

 Missing

4.3 (3.8,4.8)

5.1 (4.3,6.0)

3.7 (3.1,4.4)

Mental illness in family

 Yes

50.0 (48.7,51.2)

52.3 (50.3,54.2)

48.3 (46.7,50.0)

 No

46.5 (45.2,47.7)

43.7 (41.8,45.7)

48.4 (46.8,50.1)

 Missing

3.6 (3.1,4.1)

4.0 (3.3,4.8)

3.3 (2.7,3.9)

Family member in prison

 Yes

7.8 (7.1,8.5)

7.9 (6.9,9.0)

7.7 (6.9,8.6)

 No

86.3 (85.4,87.1)

84.7 (83.3,86.1)

87.4 (86.3,88.5)

 Missing

5.9 (5.4,6.6)

7.4 (6.5,8.5)

4.9 (4.2,5.6)