Gender specific association of child abuse and adult cardiovascular disease in a sample of patients with basal cell carcinoma.

Autor: Hosang GM; MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK., Johnson SL, Kiecolt-Glaser J, Di Gregorio MP, Lambert DR, Bechtel MA, Hearne DW, Herron JB, Glaser R
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Child abuse & neglect [Child Abuse Negl] 2013 Jun; Vol. 37 (6), pp. 374-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Jan 21.
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2012.09.018
Abstrakt: Objective: The aim of this study is to examine whether child abuse or neglect is more strongly associated with adult cardiovascular disease, and whether these associations differ by gender.
Methods: A total of 116 participants (mean age 57.75 years) reported their experience of childhood maltreatment using the well-validated Childhood Experience of Care and Abuse Questionnaire. Cardiovascular disease was assessed using the Older Adults Resources Survey Multidimensional Functional Assessment Questionnaire.
Results: Child abuse but not neglect was significantly associated with adult cardiovascular disease. The significant relationship between child abuse and cardiovascular disease was specific to women.
Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that being abused as a child is significantly associated with cardiovascular disease in adulthood, particularly among women.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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