Self-reported child maltreatment and cardiometabolic risk in 30-year-old adults.

Meshary Khaled N AlotibyDan SiskindJames G ScottJake M Najman

Published in: Internal medicine journal (2022)

Of child maltreatment types, emotional abuse and neglect show the strongest associations with obesity and several cardiometabolic risk factors, therefore highlighting the public health importance of early intervention to reduce childhood adversity.

Keyphrases

public health
risk factors
mental health
early life
randomized controlled trial
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
weight loss
type diabetes
weight gain
high fat diet induced
body mass index
breast cancer risk