Citation

Parrish C, Surkan PJ, Martins SS, Gattaz WF, Andrade LH, Viana MC. Prev. Chronic Dis. 2013; 10: E205.

Affiliation

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of International Health, 615 North Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205. E-mail: cparrish@jhsph.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, (in public domain), Publisher U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

DOI

10.5888/pcd10.130193

PMID

24309093

PMCID

PMC3854875

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.

Language: en