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January 1, 2025European PsychiatryOpen Access

Long-term alteration of heart rate variability following childhood maltreatment: Results of a general population study

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Why the study?

Childhood maltreatment is a risk factor for adult health problems, potentially mediated by autonomic nervous system dysregulation, prompting investigation into its association with adult vagal-sensitive heart rate variability.

Is childhood maltreatment associated with long-term autonomic nervous system dysregulation as measured by heart rate variability in adults?

Population

4,420 participants in the Study of Health in Pomerania

Comparison

Childhood maltreatment vs no childhood maltreatment

Design

General population study

Authors

MSMartin StürmerJKJohanna Klinger-KönigMVMarcus Vollmer

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Overview

CM may link to lower vagal HRV; leaves open mediation of adult health risks and need for prospective trials.

Structured PICO

Is childhood maltreatment associated with long-term autonomic nervous system dysregulation as measured by heart rate variability in adults?

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Population
4,420 participants from the general population (Study of Health in Pomerania)
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Intervention
Childhood maltreatment (assessed via Childhood Trauma Questionnaire), including abuse and neglect
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Comparator
Participants without childhood maltreatment or with lower levels
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Outcome
Vagal-sensitive heart rate variability (HRV) metrics (logRMSSD) derived from 10-second electrocardiograms and 5-minute pre-sleep polysomnographic recordingssurrogate

Childhood maltreatment, particularly neglect, is associated with long-term autonomic nervous system dysregulation indicated by reduced vagal-sensitive heart rate variability in adulthood.

Cite This Study

Stürmer et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8a832bb1e5d05ea8eca852https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2025.10040
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