Child Abuse, Resting Blood Pressure, and Blood Pressure Reactivity to Psychosocial Stress

摘要: OBJECTIVE: Childhood trauma is associated with hypertension in adults. It unknown whether childhood predicts elevated blood pressure earlier development. We investigated the of child abuse was adolescents. METHODS: The sample included 145 adolescents aged 13-17 years, 40% exposure to abuse. mean age participants 14.93 years (SD = 1.33); 58% were female. majority self-identified as non-Hispanic White (43%), remainder identifying Black (17%), Hispanic or other/mixed race (23%). used established age/sex/height-specific cutoffs determine prevalence prehypertension and sample. two-sample t tests examine associations resting systolic (SBP) diastolic (DBP) reactivity Trier Social Stress Test a frustration task. linear regression adjust for potential confounders including sociodemographic variables, body mass index, smoking, psychopathology. RESULTS: Mean SBP DBP 114.07 mmHg 61.35 those history 111.39 56.89 without This difference significant only. Twelve percent met criteria based on values; this did not differ between an history. Child lower laboratory stress tasks reduced frustration. These robust adjustment confounders. CONCLUSIONS: higher blunted adolescence. findings suggest pathway by which leads hypertension. Language: en