Childhood Adversity Associated With Poor Blood Pressure Regulation [EndocrinologyAdvisor.com]

A history of childhood adversity was associated with blood pressure dysfunction from childhood into adulthood, researchers reported at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2016.¹

“Adverse environments in early life have been consistently associated with the increased risk of hypertension in later life,” Shaoyong Su, PhD, lead author and associate professor of pediatrics at Augusta University Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, stated in a press release.² “We found that children who experienced childhood abuse or neglect, dysfunctional homes, and low socioeconomic status, were far more likely to have higher blood pressure at night as well as blood pressure variability over 24 hours, in addition to more rapid onset of hypertension at an earlier age.”

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