Childhood maltreatment as a risk factor for COPD: findings from a population-based survey of Canadian adults
Margot E Shields, Wendy E Hovdestad, Charles P Gilbert, Lil E Tonmyr Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the associations between childhood maltreatment (CM) and COPD in adulthood.Methods: Data were from 15,902 respondents to the 2012 Ca...
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| description | Margot E Shields, Wendy E Hovdestad, Charles P Gilbert, Lil E Tonmyr Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the associations between childhood maltreatment (CM) and COPD in adulthood.Methods: Data were from 15,902 respondents to the 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey – Mental Health. Multiple logistic regression models were used to examine associations between CM and COPD and the role of smoking and mental and substance use variables as mediators in associations.Results: COPD in adulthood was related to CM, with associations differing by sex. Among females, COPD was related to childhood physical abuse (CPA), childhood sexual abuse, and childhood exposure to intimate partner violence, but in the fully adjusted models, the association with CPA did not persist. Among males, COPD was related to childhood exposure to intimate partner violence and severe and frequent CPA, but these associations did not persist in the fully adjusted models.Conclusion: Results from this study establish CM as a risk factor for COPD in adulthood. A large part of the association is attributable to cigarette smoking, particularly for males. These findings underscore the importance of interventions to prevent CM as well as programs to assist victims of CM in dealing with tobacco addiction. Keywords: child abuse, cigarette, smoking, physical abuse, sexual abuse, intimate partner violence, domestic violence, family violence |
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| spelling | doaj.art-08c90d345ed349f184a5ce2507f853132022-12-21T18:15:12ZengDove Medical PressInternational Journal of COPD1178-20052016-10-01Volume 112641265029679Childhood maltreatment as a risk factor for COPD: findings from a population-based survey of Canadian adultsShields MEHovdestad WEGilbert CPTonmyr LEMargot E Shields, Wendy E Hovdestad, Charles P Gilbert, Lil E Tonmyr Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the associations between childhood maltreatment (CM) and COPD in adulthood.Methods: Data were from 15,902 respondents to the 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey – Mental Health. Multiple logistic regression models were used to examine associations between CM and COPD and the role of smoking and mental and substance use variables as mediators in associations.Results: COPD in adulthood was related to CM, with associations differing by sex. Among females, COPD was related to childhood physical abuse (CPA), childhood sexual abuse, and childhood exposure to intimate partner violence, but in the fully adjusted models, the association with CPA did not persist. Among males, COPD was related to childhood exposure to intimate partner violence and severe and frequent CPA, but these associations did not persist in the fully adjusted models.Conclusion: Results from this study establish CM as a risk factor for COPD in adulthood. A large part of the association is attributable to cigarette smoking, particularly for males. These findings underscore the importance of interventions to prevent CM as well as programs to assist victims of CM in dealing with tobacco addiction. Keywords: child abuse, cigarette, smoking, physical abuse, sexual abuse, intimate partner violence, domestic violence, family violencehttps://www.dovepress.com/childhood-maltreatment-as-a-risk-factor-for-copd-findings-from-a-popul-peer-reviewed-article-COPDadverse childhood experienceschild abusenonspecific risk factor |
| spellingShingle | Shields ME Hovdestad WE Gilbert CP Tonmyr LE Childhood maltreatment as a risk factor for COPD: findings from a population-based survey of Canadian adults International Journal of COPD adverse childhood experiences child abuse nonspecific risk factor |
| title | Childhood maltreatment as a risk factor for COPD: findings from a population-based survey of Canadian adults |
| title_full | Childhood maltreatment as a risk factor for COPD: findings from a population-based survey of Canadian adults |
| title_fullStr | Childhood maltreatment as a risk factor for COPD: findings from a population-based survey of Canadian adults |
| title_full_unstemmed | Childhood maltreatment as a risk factor for COPD: findings from a population-based survey of Canadian adults |
| title_short | Childhood maltreatment as a risk factor for COPD: findings from a population-based survey of Canadian adults |
| title_sort | childhood maltreatment as a risk factor for copd findings from a population based survey of canadian adults |
| topic | adverse childhood experiences child abuse nonspecific risk factor |
| url | https://www.dovepress.com/childhood-maltreatment-as-a-risk-factor-for-copd-findings-from-a-popul-peer-reviewed-article-COPD |
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