Sex and race define the effects of adverse childhood experiences on self-reported BMI and metabolic health biomarkers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are an independent risk factor for chronic diseases, including type 2 diabetes, stroke and ischemic heart disease. However, the effect of ACEs considering sex and race are not often reported in cohorts showing multiracial composition, with power to evaluate effects on underrepresented populations.

Aim

To determine how sex and race affected the association of combined and individual ACEs with metabolic health biomarkers in the Southern Community Cohort Study (2012-2015).

Methods

Self-reported data were analyzed from ACE surveys performed during the second follow-up of a cohort comprised by over 60% of Black subjects and with an overall mean age of 60 years.

Results

BMI steadily increased with cumulative ACEs among

SUBMITTER: Leachman JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9202152 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature