TY - JOUR AU - Parrish, Canada AU - Surkan, Pamela J. AU - Martins, Silvia S. AU - Gattaz, Wagner F. AU - Andrade, Laura Helena AU - Viana, Maria Carmen PY - 2013 TI - Childhood Adversity and Adult Onset of Hypertension and Heart Disease in Sao Paulo, Brazil T2 - Preventing Chronic Disease JO - Prev Chronic Dis SP - E205 VL - 10 CY - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. N2 - Using data from the Sao Paulo Megacity Mental Health Survey and logistic regression models, we studied how childhood neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and family violence were related to adult hypertension and heart disease. After adjustment for sociodemographic factors, child physical abuse was associated with hypertension and heart disease, whereas family violence was associated with hypertension. Efforts to curb child physical abuse could potentially reduce subsequent hypertension and heart disease. SN - 1545-1151 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd10.130193 DO - 10.5888/pcd10.130193 ER -