Childhood abuse is associated with adiposity in midlife women: Possible pathways through trait anger and reproductive hormones

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 215-223

  Midei, Aimee J ^a   Matthews, Karen A ^a,b   Bromberger, Joyce T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Adiposity; Anger; Neglect; Obesity; Women

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ABUSE; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ANGER; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD ABUSE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIET; EMOTIONAL ABUSE; EMOTIONAL NEGLECT; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NEGLECT; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL NEGLECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL ABUSE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 77649174488     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: 15347796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e3181cb5c24     Document Type: Article

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