Abuse in Childhood and Cardiometabolic Health in Early Adulthood: Evidence From the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children.

ABSTRACT: Background Although childhood abuse has been consistently associated with cardiovascular disease in later adulthood, its associations with cardiometabolic health in younger adults are poorly understood. We assessed associations between childhood physical, sexual, and psychological abuse and cardiometabolic outcomes at 18 and 25 years. Methods and Results We used data on 3223 participants of the ALSPAC (Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children). Exposure to childhood abuse was self-reported retrospectively at 22 years. We used linear regression to assess the associations between childhood abuse and cardiometabolic outcomes at 18 and 25 years. At 18 years, physical (β 1.35 kg/m²; 95% CI, 0.66-2.05), sexual (β 0.57 kg/m²; 95% CI 0.04-1.11), and psychological (β 0.

SUBMITTER: Goncalves Soares A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9075220 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature