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Table 2 Childhood adversity and cardiometabolic health outcomes (path C)

From: Childhood adversity and women’s cardiometabolic health in adulthood: associations with health behaviors, psychological distress, mood symptoms, and personality

 

Total adversity exposure

Interpersonal victimization

No adversity (n = 69)

1 type of adverse event (n = 29)

≥ 2 types of adverse events (n = 17)

p value

No interpersonal victimization (n = 93)

Interpersonal victimization (n = 22)

p value

Anthropometrics

 BMI

35.7 (5.2)

34.7 (4.5)

36.2 (6.7)

0.593

35.7 (5.1)

34.7 (6.1)

0.437

 Waist circumference (cm)

106.8 (11.2)

103.5 (10.2)

107.4 (13.5)

0.396

106.7 (11.5)

103.1 (10.3)

0.197

Blood pressure

 SBP (mmHg)

120.6 (14.4)

118.6 (13.5)

122.9 (16.2)

0.628

120.5 (14.5)

120.3 (14.2)

0.962

 DBP (mmHg)

81.9 (10.1)

80.9 (8.8)

82.1 (8.8)

0.872

81.8 (9.8)

81.1 (8.5)

0.747

Composite outcome

 Metabolic syndrome

25 (41.7%)

9 (36.0%)

7 (46.7%)

0.791

34 (41.0%)

7 (41.2%)

0.987

  1. Results are presented as mean (standard deviation (SD)) or prevalence (percentage)
  2. BMI body mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure