Childhood Exposure to Interparental Physical Violence and Adult Cardiovascular Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Childhood adverse experiences have been linked with long-term risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), yet the transgenerational associations between interparental behaviors and CVD remain poorly understood.

Objectives

To explore the association between exposure to childhood interparental physical violence and the subsequent risk of CVD and to examine whether the association is modified by adult depressive symptoms.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based cohort study included data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), an ongoing study recruiting individuals aged 45 years or older, dated between June 1, 2011, and December 31, 2020, with a follow-up duration of 9 years. The data were analyzed from October 1, 2023, to

SUBMITTER: Cui C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11662254 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature