Childhood Abuse Linked To Higher Risk Of High Cholesterol As Adults

Adults who experienced physical or emotional abuse, and who lived in a poorly managed household during childhood, had a higher risk of developing high cholesterol than those who had no exposure to abuse or lived in well-organized households in childhood. Among white women who experienced low levels of child abuse, the risk of high cholesterol was 26% higher, and among white men the risk was 35% higher than people who did not experience childhood abuse. The risk for cardiovascular disease risk factors was not higher among Black women who reported experiencing abuse in childhood. It was slightly higher for . . .