Association between childhood maltreatment and adult cortisol concentrations mediated through subjective health complaints.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lower cortisol concentrations in adulthood were repeatedly associated with more severe childhood maltreatment. Additionally, childhood maltreatment was reported to promote health risk behavior, such as smoking or alcohol consumption, and to increase the risk of mental and somatic diseases during adulthood, such as major depressive disorders or obesity. The present study investigated if health risk behavior and disease symptoms in adults mediate the associations between past childhood maltreatment and present basal serum cortisol concentrations.

Methods

Data from two independent adult cohorts of the general population-based Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP-TREND-0: N = 3,517; SHIP-START-2: N = 1,640) was used. Childhood maltreatment was assessed

SUBMITTER: Klinger-Konig J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10911021 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature