The relation between childhood adversity and adult obesity in a population-based study in women and men

Abstract Childhood maltreatment has been shown to relate to adult obesity. In this epidemiological study, we investigate the association between childhood maltreatment and waist-to-height-ratio (WHtR) in a sample of the German adult population, comprising of N = 2936 participants. WHtR, an indicator...

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Main Authors: Toni Fleischer, Christine Ulke, Manfred Beutel, Harald Binder, Elmar Brähler, Hamimatunnisa Johar, Seryan Atasoy, Johannes Kruse, Daniëlle Otten, Ana N. Tibubos, Daniela Zöller, Sven Speerforck, Hans J. Grabe, Karl-Heinz Ladwig, Georg Schomerus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93242-4