Parental absence during childhood and weight status in adulthood among middle-aged community dwellers in rural Vietnam.

Aki YazawaIchiro KawachiRachana Manandhar ShresthaAmi FukunagaThuy Thi Phuong PhamChau Que NguyenDong Van HoangDanh Cong PhanMasahiko HachiyaDong Van HuynhHuy Xuan LeHung Thai DoTetsuya MizoueYosuke Inoue

Published in: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council (2022)

While previous studies in Western settings focused almost exclusively on the risk of obesity in relation to exposure to ACEs, our findings point to the potential importance of considering the risk of underweight in low- and middle-income countries.

Keyphrases

middle aged
weight loss
south africa
weight gain
early life
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
body mass index
healthcare
mental health
type diabetes
depressive symptoms
high fat diet induced
case control
human health
risk assessment
skeletal muscle