AHA: Childhood relationships, experiences may have good and bad effects on adult heart health

AHA: Childhood relationships, experiences may have good and bad effects on adult heart health

  • Positive, warm relationships between caregiver and child were associated with higher odds of attaining ideal heart health at multiple points across a 20-year span of adulthood.
  • Meanwhile, experiencing childhood adversity such as abuse was associated with a lower chance of reaching optimal cardiovascular health in adulthood.
  • Lower annual income as an adult — $35,000 or less — may confound the health effects of childhood adversity.

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