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. 2022 Sep 6;5(9):e2230690. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.30690

Table 2. Associations of Childhood Adversity With Phenotypic Age Acceleration and Mediation Proportion of Childhood Adversity in Phenotypic Age Acceleration Attributed to Unhealthy Lifestyle.

Childhood adversity β (95% CI) Mediation proportion, % (95% CI)d P value
Model 1a Model 2b Model 3c
Physical neglect 0.415 (0.340 to 0.490) 0.233 (0.157 to 0.308) 0.221 (0.146 to 0.296) 11.8 (8.8 to 16.0) <.001
Emotional neglect 0.206 (0.139 to 0.273) 0.086 (0.020 to 0.153) 0.012 (−0.054 to 0.077) 52.1 (39.3 to 77.0) <.001
Sexual abuse 0.377 (0.278 to 0.475) 0.278 (0.180 to 0.376) 0.174 (0.077 to 0.271) 34.8 (27.5 to 47.0) <.001
Physical abuse 0.418 (0.347 to 0.489) 0.302 (0.231 to 0.373) 0.199 (0.128 to 0.269) 32.2 (27.1 to 39.0) <.001
Emotional abuse 0.349 (0.272 to 0.426) 0.222 (0.145 to 0.299) 0.124 (0.048 to 0.201) 36.9 (30.3 to 48.0) <.001
Cumulative childhood adversity score (0-5) 0.186 (0.161 to 0.211) 0.117 (0.092 to 0.142) 0.076 (0.051 to 0.100) NA NA
0 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] NA NA
1 0.164 (0.098 to 0.231) 0.100 (0.034 to 0.166) 0.065 (−0.001 to 0.130) 31.4 (21.1 to 53.0) <.001
2 0.272 (0.182 to 0.362) 0.147 (0.057 to 0.237) 0.064 (−0.025 to 0.153) 42.1 (31.5 to 65.0) <.001
3 0.523 (0.402 to 0.645) 0.331 (0.209 to 0.452) 0.200 (0.080 to 0.321) 34.1 (26.9 to 45.0) <.001
4 0.726 (0.558 to 0.894) 0.457 (0.289 to 0.624) 0.296 (0.130 to 0.462) 30.7 (24.1 to 40.0) <.001
5 1.488 (1.189 to 1.788) 1.050 (0.751 to 1.349) 0.833 (0.537 to 1.129) 20.9 (16.5 to 27.0) <.001

Abbreviation: NA, not applicable.

a

Model 1 was adjusted for sex.

b

Model 2 was further adjusted for race and ethnicity, educational level, occupation, Townsend Deprivation Index, maternal smoking around birth, and history of cardiovascular disease and cancer based on model 1.

c

Model 3 was further adjusted for unhealthy lifestyle score based on model 2.

d

The model included sex and unhealthy lifestyle score.