Adverse childhood events appear to increase the risk of being a hypertensive adult
Thursday, April 16, 2015 - 13:00
in Psychology & Sociology
Children who experience multiple traumatic events, from emotional and sexual abuse to neglect, have higher blood pressures as young adults than their peers, researchers report. These events include emotional, physical, and sexual abuse; emotional and physical neglect; and household dysfunction, such as substance abuse or domestic violence. Researchers found the blood pressure increase resulting from experiencing multiple events wasn't fully explained by known concurrent risk factors such as being male, black, a low socioeconomic status, inactivity, obesity, and smoking.