title: Childhood adversity and adult onset of hypertension and heart disease in São Paulo, Brazil.
abstract: Using data from the São Paulo Megacity Mental Health Survey and logistic regression models, we studied how childhood neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and family violence were related to adult hypertension and heart disease. After adjustment for sociodemographic factors, child physical abuse was associated with hypertension and heart disease, whereas family violence was associated with hypertension. Efforts to curb child physical abuse could potentially reduce subsequent hypertension and heart disease.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of International Health, 615 North Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205. E-mail: cparrish@jhsph.edu.
authors.forename: Canada
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Parrish
authors.forename: Pamela J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Surkan
authors.forename: Silvia S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: Wagner F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Gattaz
authors.forename: Laura Helena
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.forename: Maria Carmen
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Viana
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D000368:Aged; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D007223:Infant; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D055815:Young Adult