Peptic ulcer and childhood adversities experienced by working-aged people

Table 2 Occurrence of childhood adversities among peptic ulcer patients and controls

	Peptic ulcer (n = 604-673, %)	No peptic ulcer (n = 15 545-17 188, %)	Difference (%-units)	P value
Long-lasting financial difficulties in the family	45.2	26.8	18.4	< 0.001
Someone in the family seriously or chronically ill	42.3	26.6	15.7	< 0.001
Serious conflicts in the family	32.7	27.2	5.5	0.003
Someone in the family had problems with alcohol	30.2	25.1	5.1	0.003
Often afraid of some member of the family	19.6	13.4	6.2	< 0.001
Parents divorced	18.0	16.0	2.0	0.173