Parental divorce's long shadow: Elevated stroke risk among older Americans.

ABSTRACT: Although studies have investigated the association between adverse childhood experiences and chronic health outcomes including stroke, few studies have investigated the association between parental divorce and stroke among adults with no history of childhood abuse. The objectives of this study were to investigate the association between parental divorce in childhood and stroke in older adulthood among those who did not experience child abuse and to examine whether this association differs between men and women. This study utilized population-based data from the 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. An analytic sample of 13,205 adults aged 65 and above (56.6% female) who have never experienced childhood physical nor sexual abuse were analyzed using binary logistic regression. The

SUBMITTER: Schilke MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11753648 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature