title: Long-term physical health consequences of childhood sexual abuse: a meta-analytic review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of the present article was to systematically review the literature investigating the long-term physical health consequences of childhood sexual abuse (CSA).
  
  
  METHODS
  Literature searches yielded 31 studies comparing individuals with and without a history of CSA on six health outcomes: general health, gastrointestinal (GI) health, gynecologic or reproductive health, pain, cardiopulmonary symptoms, and obesity. Exploratory subgroup analyses were conducted to identify potential methodological moderators.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Results suggested that a history of CSA was associated with small to moderate group differences on almost all health outcomes assessed, such that individuals with a history of CSA reported more complaints for each health outcome. Suggestive trends in moderating variables of study design and methodology are presented.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results highlight the long-term physical health consequences of CSA and identify potential moderators to aid in the design of future research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, 118 Kent Hall, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, USA.
authors.forename: Leah
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Irish
authors.forename: Ihori
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Douglas L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Delahanty
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*