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Table 2 Comparison of offspring depressive rates by maternal exposure to cumulative childhood trauma in the overall sample, male and female adolescent subgroups

From: Association between maternal exposure to cumulative childhood trauma and offspring childhood trauma and depressive symptoms among Chinese adolescents

Number of types of maternal CT

Offspring with depressive symptoms

n (%,95%CI)

Odds ratio (95%CI)

Overall sample (n = 3672)

 0 (n = 2275, 61.96%)

783(34.42,32.49–36.39)

Reference

 1 (n = 934, 25.44%)

353(37.79,34.74–40.95)

1.158(0.988–1.356)

 ≥ 2 (n = 463, 12.61%)

189(40.82,36.44–45.36)

1.314(1.071–1.613)

Males(n = 1807)

 0(n = 1114, 61.65%)

323(28.99,26.41–31.73)

Reference

 1(n = 458,25.35%)

146(31.88,27.78–36.28)

1.146(0.906–1.450)

 ≥ 2(n = 235,13.00%)

89(37.87,31.91–44.22)

1.493(1.113–2.002)

Females(n = 1865)

 0(n = 1161,62.25%)

460(39.62,36.82–42.46)

Reference

 1(n = 476,25.52%)

207(43.49,39.10–47.98)

1.173(0.945–1.455)

 ≥ 2(n = 228,12.23%)

100(43.86,37.57–50.35)

1.191(0.894–1.586)

  1. n: number of participants, CT: Childhood trauma, CI: Confident interval
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