Cardiovascular Disease Events in Adults with a History of State Care in Childhood: Pooling of Unpublished Results from 9 Cohort Studies.

This meta-analysis suggests that, alongside the array of well-document unfavourable social, behavioural, and health outcomes in adulthood, children experiencing state care may additionally have a higher burden of later CVD. For timely prevention, clinicians and policy makers should be aware that people with a care history may need additional attention in risk factor management.