Adults who were physically or sexually abused during childhood had an estimated twofold increased risk for developing ulcerative colitis, according to data from a Canadian population-based study.
“We found that one-quarter of adults with ulcerative colitis reported they had been physically abused during their childhood, compared to one in 10 of those without inflammatory bowel disease,” Esme Fuller-Thomson, PhD,who holds the Sandra Rotman Endowed Chair at University of Toronto's Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, said in a press release. “Similarly, the prevalence of childhood sexual abuse among those with ulcerative colitiswas one in five versus one in 17 among those without the disease.”
Fuller-Thomson and colleagues used data from the 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey —Mental Health (CCHS-MS; n = 21,852 respondents) to explore associations between Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis and adverse childhood experiences, including physical abuse, sexual abuse and witnessing parental domestic violence, compared with individuals without IBD. The analysis was adjusted for socioeconomic factors, health behaviors, mental health and demographics.
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