title: Evaluation of the Relationship between Childhood Traumas and Adulthood Obesity Development.
abstract: This study aimed to delineate the relationship between childhood traumas and adulthood obesity. A total of 314 individuals (157 obese and 157 nonobese) were recruited in the study. After obtaining anthropometric and sociodemographic variables, the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) was administered to the participants. Overall scores of CTQ were determined to be 42.6 ± 10.5 (higher trauma) in obese group and 37.2 ± 6.6 (lower trauma) in nonobese group (P < 0.001). Frequency rates of childhood traumatic experience were found to be 68.8% for obese people and 38.8% for nonobese people. In conclusion, an increased risk for adulthood obesity development was significantly associated with childhood traumatic experience.
authors.affiliation: a Fatih University Hospital , Center for Nutrition and Dietetics , Istanbul , Turkey.
authors.forename: Hayrettin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mutlu
authors.affiliation: b Department of Psychiatry , Fatih University Medical School , Istanbul , Turkey.
authors.forename: Vedat
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bilgiç
authors.affiliation: c Department of Internal Medicine , Fatih University Hospital , Istanbul , Turkey.
authors.forename: Sebahattin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Erten
authors.affiliation: d Department of Nutrition and Dietetics , Şifa University , Izmir , Turkey.
authors.forename: Şükrü
authors.initials: Ş
authors.lastname: Aras
authors.affiliation: e Department of Nutrition and Dietetics , Başkent University , Ankara , Turkey.
authors.forename: Muhittin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tayfur
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D054523:Adult Survivors of Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D064891:Disaster Victims / Q000523:psychology; D004198:Disease Susceptibility / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D004243:Divorce / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D012307:Risk Factors; D057566:Self Report; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology
keywords: Adulthood; childhood; obesity; trauma