Early psychosocial environment and cardiometabolic risk

There is increasing interest in the concept that early life exposures, including adverse childhood experiences, may be associated with later obesity, metabolic syndrome, and increased risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. In this volume of The Journal, Doom et al utilized a longitudinal study in Chile to study these potential relationships. Because this was a retrospective cohort study, there were some limitations in what was measured and when measurements were made. They used maternal depressive symptoms, stressful life events, poor support for child development, absence of the father, and socioeconomic status as measures of the child ’s psychosocial environment.
Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tags: The Editors' Perspectives Source Type: research