Adverse childhood experiences and fruit and vegetable intake among older adults in Japan

Abstract Objective: To assess the association between adverse childhood experiences (ACE) and behaviours of fruit and vegetable consumption among adults. Design: Cross-sectional analysis. Weighted χ2 and weighted multiple logistic regression analyses were conducted to determine the association between ACE and low fruit and vegetable consumption. Setting: The 2017 Nevada Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Participants: The sample consisted of 2939 adults. Results: After controlling for potential confounders, exposure to three or more ACE (adjusted OR (AOR) 1·42, 95 % CI 1·02, 2·00) and experiencing parental divorce/separation (AOR 1·50, 95 % CI 1·13, 1·98) were significantly associated with low fruit and vegetable consumption. The study did not find a dose–response relationship between the number of ACE and fruit and vegetable consumption. Conclusions: The study suggests that participants who experienced three or more ACE or parental divorce/separation were at increased risk for low fruit and vegetable consumption. The findings highlight the continuing need for public health interventions and policies that decrease exposure to ACE and increase fruit and vegetable intake among the populations with ACE.

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Variety more than quantity of fruit and vegetable intake varies by socioeconomic status and financial hardship. Findings from older adults in the EPIC cohort

Appetite ◽

10.1016/j.appet.2014.08.038 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 83 ◽

pp. 248-255 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Annalijn I. Conklin ◽

Nita G. Forouhi ◽

Marc Suhrcke ◽

Paul Surtees ◽

Nicholas J. Wareham ◽

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Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Socioeconomic Status ◽

Vegetable Intake ◽

Financial Hardship ◽

Fruit And Vegetable Intake ◽

Fruit And Vegetable

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Validity of fruit and vegetable intake assessed by a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) in older adults: the Northern Ireland Cohort for the Longitudinal Study of Aging (NICOLA)

Proceedings of The Nutrition Society ◽

10.1017/s0029665117001860 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 76 (OCE3) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

C.E. Neville ◽

M.C. McKinley ◽

F. Kee ◽

I.S. Young ◽

C.R. Cardwell ◽

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Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Longitudinal Study ◽

Northern Ireland ◽

Food Frequency Questionnaire ◽

Vegetable Intake ◽

Fruit And Vegetable Intake ◽

Fruit And Vegetable ◽

Food Frequency

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Adverse childhood experiences and domain-specific cognitive function in a population-based study of older adults in rural South Africa.

Psychology and Aging ◽

10.1037/pag0000552 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 35 (6) ◽

pp. 818-830

Author(s):

Lindsay C. Kobayashi ◽

Meagan T. Farrell ◽

Collin F. Payne ◽

Sumaya Mall ◽

Livia Montana ◽

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Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Older Adults ◽

Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽

Population Based ◽

Rural South ◽

Population Based Study ◽

Childhood Experiences ◽

Domain Specific ◽

Adverse Childhood ◽

Rural South Africa

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Adverse Childhood Experiences Associated with Epigenetic Age and Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igab046.3454 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 967-967

Author(s):

Eric Klopack ◽

Eileen Crimmins ◽

Steve Cole ◽

Teresa Seeman ◽

Judith Carroll

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽

Physiological Mechanism ◽

Lifestyle Factors ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Biological Aging ◽

Older Americans ◽

Childhood Experiences ◽

Adverse Childhood

Abstract Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) increase risk for depression in adolescents and older adults and have been linked to accelerated biological aging. We hypothesized that accelerated epigenetic aging may partially explain the link between ACEs and depression. This study examines second-generation epigenetic clocks (viz., GrimAge, PhenoAge, and DunedinPoAm38) as mediators of the link between ACEs and depressive symptoms in older adulthood. We utilize structural equation modeling to assess mediation in the Innovative Subsample of the Venous Blood Study from the Health and Retirement Study (N = 2672). Results indicate that experiencing more than 1 ACE is significantly associated with greater GrimAge and DunedinPoAm38, with limited evidence of increasing aging with increasing ACEs. GrimAge and DunedinPoAm38 were also significantly associated with more depressive symptoms. These associations were partially reduced by lifestyle factors. GrimAge explained between 9 and 13% of the association between ACEs and adult depressive symptoms, and DunedinPoAm38 explained between 2 and 7% of the association between ACEs and adult depressive symptoms. Findings indicate that accelerated aging, as measured by GrimAge and DunedinPoAm38, is strongly associated with ACEs in older Americans, that these clocks are highly associated with depressive symptoms in older Americans, and that these clocks mediate a proportion of the association between ACEs and adult depressive symptoms. Epigenetic clocks may represent a physiological mechanism underlying the link between early life adversity and adult depression. Lifestyle factors are a potential area for intervention.

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Are Adverse Childhood Experiences Associated with Worse Cognitive Function in Older Adults?

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society ◽

10.1017/s1355617721001272 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-10

Author(s):

Amy B. Halpin ◽

Rebecca K. MacAulay ◽

Angelica R. Boeve ◽

Lisa M. D’Errico ◽

Sahvannah Michaud

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Cognitive Decline ◽

Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽

Community Dwelling ◽

Self Report ◽

Executive Attention ◽

Childhood Experiences ◽

Intellectual Function ◽

Adverse Childhood ◽

Increased Risk

Abstract Objectives: Adverse childhood experiences (ACE) are associated with an increased risk for dementia, but this relationship and modifying factors are poorly understood. This study is the first to our knowledge to comprehensively examine the effect of ACE on specific cognitive functions and measures associated with greater risk and resiliency to cognitive decline in independent community-dwelling older adults. Methods: Verbal/nonverbal intelligence, verbal memory, visual memory, and executive attention were assessed. Self-report measures examined depression, self-efficacy, and subjective cognitive concerns (SCC). The ACE questionnaire measured childhood experiences of abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction. Results: Over 56% of older adults reported an adverse childhood event. ACE scores were negatively associated with income and years of education and positively associated with depressive symptoms and SCC. ACE scores were a significant predictor of intellectual function and executive attention; however, these relationships were no longer significant after adjusting for education. Follow-up analyses using the PROCESS macro revealed that relationships among higher ACE scores with intellectual function and executive attention were mediated by education. Conclusions: Greater childhood adversity may increase vulnerability for cognitive impairment by impacting early education, socioeconomic status, and mental health. These findings have clinical implications for enhancing levels of cognitive reserve and addressing modifiable risk factors to prevent or attenuate cognitive decline in older adults.

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