tatistical Analysis
In step 1, frequency distribution analyses produced prevalence estimates. In step 2,
2-tailed bivariate c2 analyses examined mistreatment risk in relation to demographic variables,
health ratings, social support, social services use, and previous traumatic stressor
experiences (bivariate analyses are shown in Tables B–F, available as supplements to the
online version of this article at http://www. ajph.org). In step 3, only risk variables that
reached a significance value of .05 in bivariate analyses were examined for their relative risk
of each mistreatment type in separate logistic regression analyses, with a