Detailed assessments of childhood adversity enhance prediction of central obesity independent of gender, race, adult psychosocial risk and health behaviors
| Autor: | Cindy Crowell-Doom, Kyung Hee Park, Nicole Usher, Kyoung Eun Joung, Eric Dearing, Christos S. Mantzoros, Judith A. Crowell, Elizabeth Ollen, Sarah Trifiletti, Mary Brinkoetter, Cynthia Davis, Lesya Zaichenko |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Employment Parents Child abuse Domestic Violence medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Substance-Related Disorders Cross-sectional study Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Health Behavior Poison control White People Article Body Mass Index Sex Factors Endocrinology Waist–hip ratio Predictive Value of Tests Risk Factors Internal medicine Injury prevention Humans Medicine Child Abuse Risk factor Child Psychiatry Waist-Hip Ratio business.industry Adult Survivors of Child Abuse Child Abuse Sexual Middle Aged Black or African American Death Cross-Sectional Studies Child Preschool Obesity Abdominal Chronic Disease Educational Status business Psychosocial Body mass index Boston Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Metabolism. 63:199-206 |
| ISSN: | 0026-0495 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.metabol.2013.08.013 |
| Popis: | Objective This study examined whether a novel indicator of overall childhood adversity, incorporating number of adversities, severity, and chronicity, predicted central obesity beyond contributions of “modifiable” risk factors including psychosocial characteristics and health behaviors in a diverse sample of midlife adults. The study also examined whether the overall adversity score (number of adversities × severity × chronicity) better predicted obesity compared to cumulative adversity (number of adversities), a more traditional assessment of childhood adversity. Materials/Methods 210 Black/African Americans and White/European Americans, mean age = 45.8; ± 3.3 years, were studied cross-sectionally. Regression analysis examined overall childhood adversity as a direct, non-modifiable risk factor for central obesity (waist–hip ratio) and body mass index (BMI), with and without adjustment for established adult psychosocial risk factors (education, employment, social functioning) and heath behavior risk factors (smoking, drinking, diet, exercise). Results Overall childhood adversity was an independent significant predictor of central obesity, and the relations between psychosocial and health risk factors and central obesity were not significant when overall adversity was in the model. Overall adversity was not a statistically significant predictor of BMI. Conclusions Overall childhood adversity, incorporating severity and chronicity and cumulative scores, predicts central obesity beyond more contemporaneous risk factors often considered modifiable. This is consistent with early dysregulation of metabolic functioning. Findings can inform practitioners interested in the impact of childhood adversity and personalizing treatment approaches of obesity within high-risk populations. Prevention/intervention research is necessary to discover and address the underlying causes and impact of childhood adversity on metabolic functioning. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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