Family resilience and childhood obesity among children exposed to adverse childhood experiences in a national survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) contribute to poor overall health among children with obesity. This study evaluated how one potential protective factor-family resilience-affects the association between ACEs and childhood obesity.

Methods

This analysis was a secondary analysis of the 2016-2018 National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH), a repeated cross-sectional survey based on parent report. Nine ACEs were queried. Family resilience was assessed with four items (potential range 0-12). The primary outcome was child weight status. Multivariable ordinal logistic regression was used, adjusting for potential confounders and the interaction between ACEs and family resilience.

Results

For 49,365 children ages 10-17, the median number of ACEs was 1 (IQR 0, 2)

SUBMITTER: Heerman WJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8804940 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature