Key result
Cumulative early life adversity correlates with adult cardiometabolic health differently than specific threat and deprivation.
Why the study?
Does early life adversity affect cardiometabolic health in adulthood?
Does early life adversity affect cardiometabolic health in adulthood?
Cumulative early life adversity is an important correlate of adult cardiometabolic health, highlighting the potential value of comprehensive adversity assessment for identifying at-risk populations.
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Supports comprehensive early life adversity assessment to identify cardiometabolic risk; extends evidence distinguishing cumulative from threat and deprivation effects.
Findings underscore the importance of cumulative ELA as a correlate of adult cardiometabolic health, while also highlighting emerging evidence for differential effects of cumulative adversity compared with threat and deprivation. Results highlight the potential value of comprehensive adversity assessment for identifying at-risk populations and for guiding mechanistic and preventive research. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).
Gruhn et al. (2026) studied this question. Cumulative early life adversity correlates with adult cardiometabolic health, demonstrating differential effects compared to specific experiences of threat and deprivation.
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