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. 2020 Dec;122:104914. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104914
IL-6 (n = 567) CRP (n = 562)
Crude model Covariate-adjusteda Crude model Covariate-adjusteda
logIL6 95 % CI logIL6 95 % CI logCRP 95 % CI logCRP 95 % CI
ACE score
0 ACEs Ref Ref Ref Ref
1 ACE 0.03 −0.16, 0.21 0.01 −0.18, 0.20 0.07 −0.15, 0.30 0.08 −0.15 0.31
2 ACEs −0.01 −0.23, 0.21 −0.03 −0.26, 0.20 0.02 −0.26, 0.29 0.04 −0.24, 0.32
3 ACEs 0.03 −0.22, 0.29 0.02 −0.24, 0.29 0.05 −0.27, 0.37 0.05 −0.28, 0.38
4+ ACEs 0.03 −0.26, 0.32 −0.03 −0.32, 0.27 0.15 −0.21, 0.50 0.12 −0.24, 0.48
Individual ACEs
Parental separation/divorce 0.23 −0.09, 0.54 0.26 −0.08, 0.59 0.17 −0.21, 0.56 0.22 −0.19, 0.64
Parental alcohol problems −0.01 −0.25, 0.23 −0.06 −0.31, 0.20 0.001 −0.29, 0.30 −0.01 −0.32, 0.30
Maternal mental health problems 0.01 −0.14, 0.17 −0.01 −0.17, 0.15 0.02 −0.17, 0.21 0.04 −0.15, 0.23
Paternal mental health problems 0.01 −0.18, 0.19 −0.03 −0.22, 0.16 −0.04 −0.26, 0.18 −0.06 −0.29, 0.17
Parental convictions −0.001 −0.32, 0.32 0.01 −0.31, 0.33 0.11 −0.28, 0.49 0.14 −0.25, 0.53
Inter-parental violence 0.09 −0.16, 0.34 0.07 −0.18, 0.33 0.14 −0.17, 0.44 0.10 −0.21, 0.41
Physical abuse −0.001 −0.18, 0.18 0.004 −0.18, 0.19 0.02 −0.20, 0.24 0.04 −0.18, 0.26
Emotional abuse −0.21 −0.41, -0.01 −0.23 −0.43, -0.02 0.07 −0.18, 0.32 0.02 −0.24, 0.27
Parental drug use 0.09 −0.23, 0.41 0.005 −0.33, 0.34 −0.07 −0.47, 0.34 −0.15 −0.57, 0.27
Sexual abuse 1.07 −0.69, 2.84 1.10 −0.66, 2.86 1.99 −0.16, 4.14 1.99 −0.17, 4.14
LCA-derived ACE clusters
Low ACEs (81.1 %) Ref Ref Ref Ref
Maternal mental health problems (10.3 %) 3.59 −4.10, 12.25 0.85 −7.11, 9.49 −8.23 −17.48, 2.06 −8.95 −18.35, 1.53
Maternal mental problems + physical abuse (6.3 %) −6.03 −14.99, 3.87 −6.48 −15.50, 3.50 −5.12 −16.80, 8.19 −4.68 −16.58, 8.90
Parental conflict, mental health problems & emotional abuse (2.4 %) 15.20 −1.85, 35.22 8.03 −8.43, 27.45 4.98 −14.83, 29.44 4.09 −16.18, 29.26