Association between adverse childhood experiences and adult diseases in older adults: a comparative cross-sectional study in Japan and Finland.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We aimed to examine the association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and diseases in older adults in Japan and Finland.

Design

Cross-sectional comparative study.

Setting

Data from a gerontological study in Japan and two public health studies in Finland were evaluated.

Participants

A total of 13 123 adults (mean age, 69.5 years) from Japan and 10 353 adults (mean age, 64.4 years) from Finland were included in this study. Logistic regression was used to examine the association of each of, any of and the cumulative number of ACEs (parental divorce, fear of a family member and poverty in childhood; treated as ordered categorical variables) with poor self-rated health (SRH), cancer, heart disease or stroke, diabetes mellitus, smoking and body m

SUBMITTER: Amemiya A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6720330 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature