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. 2026 Aug 1;26:2689. doi: 10.1186/s12889-026-28858-0

Table 2.

Association of adverse childhood experiences with accelerated aging

Exposure Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) 1.05 (1.02, 1.08) 0.003 1.04 (1.01, 1.08) 0.01 1.05 (1.01, 1.08) 0.01
ACEs (Frequency, Percentage)
0 (1081, 13.0%) Reference Reference Reference
1 (2089, 25.1%) 1.01 (0.87, 1.18) 0.86 1.00 (0.86, 1.16) 0.98 1.00 (0.85, 1.18) 0.97
2 (2342, 28.1%) 1.11 (0.96, 1.28) 0.17 1.10 (0.95, 1.28) 0.21 1.09 (0.92, 1.27) 0.32
3 (1458, 17.5%) 1.15 (0.98, 1.35) 0.08 1.12 (0.95, 1.32) 0.19 1.14 (0.96, 1.36) 0.14
≥ 4 (1357, 16.3%) 1.21 (1.03, 1.43) 0.02 1.20 (1.02, 1.42) 0.03 1.20 (1.01, 1.44) 0.04
P for trend 0.002 0.01 0.01

Model 1 was adjusted for no covariates.

Model 2 was adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, marital status, educational level, place of residence.

Model 3 was adjusted for covariates in Model 2 plus BMI status, smoking, alcohol consumption, sleep duration at night, sleep duration at noon, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, cancer, cardiovascular disease.