Adverse childhood experiences as a risk factor for depression-overweight comorbidity in adolescence and young adulthood.

ABSTRACT: The comorbidity of depression and overweight is a manifestation of mental-physical multimorbidity, a marker of complex healthcare needs. We sought to examine how adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with depression-overweight comorbidity in the period of adolescence and early adulthood, and the extent to which associations are sensitive to age, sex, and socioeconomic background. Using data from 4734 adolescents from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) birth cohort, we estimated relative risk ratios (RRR) for the associations of multiple ACEs (physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, emotional neglect, being bullied, parental substance abuse, violence between parents, parental criminal conviction, parental separation, parental mental illness, or suicide

SUBMITTER: Kilpi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12529294 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature