Sex differences in the association between childhood maltreatment and cardiovascular disease in the UK Biobank.

Ana Luiza Gonçalves SoaresGemma HammertonLaura D HoweJanet Rich-EdwardsSarah HalliganAbigail Fraser

Published in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2020)

Childhood maltreatment was consistently associated with CVD and stronger associations were generally observed in women and seemed to be stronger for early onset CVD.

Keyphrases

early onset
cardiovascular disease
late onset
early life
childhood cancer
polycystic ovary syndrome
type diabetes
cross sectional
pregnancy outcomes
metabolic syndrome
young adults
pregnant women
breast cancer risk
cervical cancer screening