[Editor's note: Dr. Harise Stein at Stanford University edits a web site -- abuseresearch.info -- that focuses on the health effects of abuse, and includes research articles on ACEs. Every month, she will post the summaries of the abstracts and links to research articles that address only ACEs. Thank you, Harise!! -- Jane Stevens]
Lynch BA, Agunwamba A, Wilson PM, et. al.
Adverse family experiences and obesity in children and adolescents in the United States.
Prev Med. 2016 Sep;90:148-54. PMID: 27377335
From a large national survey of children aged 10-17, and after adjusting for multiple variables, the odds ratio of childhood overweight or obesity was independently associated with several ACEs, and especially increased for death of a parent.
Fuller-Thomson E, Baird SL, Dhrodia R, Brennenstuhl S.
The association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and suicide attempts in a population-based study.
Child Care Health Dev. 2016 Sep;42(5):725-34. PMID: 27280449
In a large national study of Canadian adults, childhood physical abuse, sexual abuse and witnessing IPV were each associated independently with increased odds of lifetime suicide attempt. Other risk factors included depression, anxiety, substance abuse and chronic pain.
Caballero TM, Johnson SB, Buchanan CRM, DeCamp LR.
Adverse Childhood Experiences Among Hispanic Children in Immigrant Families Versus US-Native Families.
Pediatrics. 2017 Nov;140(5). pii: e20170297. PMID: 28993445
Of 12,162 Hispanic children, 30% of children in US-native families reported high ACEs compared with only 16% of children in immigrant families. “Children in immigrant families had significantly lower odds of ACE exposure despite higher prevalence of poverty. This may not reflect a true health advantage in this population. There may be unmeasured factors that buffer children in immigrant families from ACE exposure, or ACE questions may not capture the adverse experiences specific to immigrant families.”
Warne D, Dulacki K, Spurlock M, et. al.
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) among American Indians in South Dakota and Associations with Mental Health Conditions, Alcohol Use, and Smoking.
J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2017;28(4):1559-1577. PMID: 29176114
Prevalence of ACEs in South Dakota were higher in American Indians (AI) vs. non-American Indians (NAI), with 0 ACEs found in 16.84% of AI vs. 50.02% of NAI, and 6+ ACEs found in 19.28% of AI vs. 3.89% of NAI. Having 6+ ACEs significantly increased the odds for depression, anxiety, PTSD, severe alcohol misuse and smoking compared to 0 ACEs.
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