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. 2020 Dec;122:104914. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104914
IL-6 (n = 4935)
CRP (n = 4887)
Crude model
Covariate-adjusteda
Crude model
Covariate-adjusteda
logIL-6 95 % CI logIL-6 95 % CI logCRP 95 % CI logCRP 95 % CI
ACE score
0 ACEs Ref Ref Ref Ref
1 ACE 0.03 −0.03, 0.09 0.02 −0.04, 0.08 0.02 −0.06, 0.92 0.01 −0.07, 0.09
2 ACEs 0.01 −0.07, 0.08 −0.01 −0.09, 0.07 −0.07 −0.18, 0.03 −0.08 −0.19, 0.02
3 ACEs 0.05 −0.06, 0.17 0.04 −0.08, 0.15 −0.003 −0.15, 0.15 −0.01 −0.16, 0.14
4+ ACEs 0.08 −0.003, 0.16 0.04 −0.05, 0.13 −0.07 −0.18, 0.04 −0.09 −0.21, 0.03
Individual ACEs
Parental separation/divorce 0.16 0.08, 0.24 0.13 0.05, 0.21 0.02 −0.08, 0.12 0.02 −0.08, 0.13
Parental alcohol problems −0.15 −0.29, -0.003 −0.15 −0.29, -0.003 −0.07 −0.25, 0.12 −0.06 −0.25, 0.13
Maternal mental health problems 0.07 0.02, 0.12 0.05 −0.004, 0.11 −0.005 −0.07, 0.06 −0.01 −0.09, 0.07
Paternal mental health problems −0.05 −0.12, 0.02 −0.08 −0.15, -0.004 −0.07 −0.16, 0.03 −0.07 −0.17, 0.03
Parental convictions −0.23 −0.41, -0.04 −0.22 −0.41, -0.04 −0.09 −0.33, 0.15 −0.08 −0.33, 0.16
Inter-parental violence 0.09 −0.02, 0.21 0.07 −0.05, 0.18 0.005 −0.15, 0.16 0.01 −0.15, 0.16
Physical abuse −0.01 a−0.08, 0.07 −0.01 −0.08, 0.07 −0.01 −0.11, 0.09 0.004 −0.10, 0.11
Emotional abuse −0.09 −0.17, -0.01 −0.10 −0.18, -0.02 −0.11 −0.21, -0.002 −0.11 −0.21, 0.004
Parental drug use −0.04 −0.20, 0.12 −0.04 −0.20, 0.12 −0.20 −0.41, 0.02 −0.19 −0.41, 0.03
Sexual abuse 0.15 −0.30, 0.61 0.13 −0.33, 0.58 0.21 −0.39, 0.80 0.21 −0.39, 0.80
LCA-derived ACE clusters
Low ACEs (81.1 %) Ref Ref Ref Ref
Maternal mental health problems (10.3 %) 0.04 −0.04, 0.12 0.01 −0.07, 0.09 −0.09 −0.19, 0.02 −0.09 −0.20, 0.02
Maternal mental problems + physical abuse (6.3 %) −0.06 −0.16, 0.04 −0.07 −0.17, 0.03 −0.05 −0.18, 0.08 −0.05 −0.18, 0.09
Parental conflict, mental health problems & emotional abuse (2.4 %) 0.14 −0.02, 0.30 0.08 −0.09, 0.24 0.05 −0.16, 0.26 0.04 −0.18, 0.26