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ey0019.12-6 | Metabolic syndrome | ESPEYB19

12.6. Abuse in childhood and cardiometabolic health in early adulthood: evidence from the Avon longitudinal study of parents and children

A Goncalves Soares A, Zimmerman A, Zammit S, Karl A, Halligan SL, Fraser

Journal of the American Heart Association 2021;10(24):e021701. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.121.021701Brief Summary: This population-based birth cohort study identified an association between childhood abuse and higher BMI at age 18 and 25 years, and also hyperinsulinemia and other markers of the MetS at age 25.Comment: Previous studies reported that about one-third of adult candi...