Hosang, G. M., Johnson, S. L., Kiecolt-Glaser, J., Di Gregorio, M. P., Lambert, D. R., Bechtel, M. A., ... & Glaser, R.2014-08-272014-08-272013Hosang, G. M., Johnson, S. L., Kiecolt-Glaser, J., Di Gregorio, M. P., Lambert, D. R., Bechtel, M. A., ... & Glaser, R. (2013). Gender specific association of child abuse and adult cardiovascular disease in a sample of patients with basal cell carcinoma. Child abuse & neglect, 37(6), 374-379.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3845899/pdf/nihms520930.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/1698Objective: The aim of this study is to examine whether child abuse or neglect is more strongly associated with adult cardiovascular disease, and whether these associations differ by gender. Methods: A total of 116 participants (mean age 57.75 years) reported their experience of childhood maltreatment using the well-validated Childhood Experience of Care and Abuse Questionnaire. Cardiovascular disease was assessed using the Older Adults Resources Survey Multidimensional Functional Assessment Questionnaire. Results: Child abuse but not neglect was significantly associated with adult cardiovascular disease. The significant relationship between child abuse and cardiovascular disease was specific to women. Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that being abused as a child is significantly associated with cardiovascular disease in adulthood, particularly among women. (Author Abstract)en-USchild abusecardiovascular diseasegender differencesneglectlong term effectsresearchArticle