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Abused Girls At Higher Risk For Adult Obesity

The annual California Women's Heath Survey, conducted by telephone, elicits information about child abuse, food insecurity, perceived stress, physical abuse, fruit and vegetable consumption, and height and weight.

Women with a body mass index (BMI) 30 were about 32% more likely to report that they had been abused as children than women whose BMI fell below this level. The relationship held true when controlling for other variables, such as age, ethnicity, and other risk factors.

"Child abuse and its sequelae may be important targets for public health intervention, particularly in subpopulations where the prevalence of child abuse is known to be high," the researchers conclude.

Alvarez J, Pavao J, Baumrind N, et. al.: The relationship between child abuse and adult obesity among California women. Am J Prev Med 3:28–33, 2007.

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