Association of physical and sexual assault with mortality in two British birth cohorts.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

The association of assault in adulthood with all-cause mortality, and the relevance of intermediate psychological distress, alcohol use and cigarette smoking, is poorly understood. We used data from British birth cohorts (the 1958 National Child Development Study referred to as the 1958 birth cohort and the 1970 British Birth Cohort Study) to investigate association between assault and mortality, employing a formal approach for the identification of psychological distress, alcohol use and cigarette smoking as mediators.

Methods

Associations (HRs), between assault and mortality were estimated with Cox regressions, adjusting for potential confounders. Mediation via intermediate psychological distress, alcohol use and cigarette smoking was explored using the gformula appro

SUBMITTER: Bhavsar V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11812759 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature