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Volume
7: No. 3, May 2010
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Health-Related Outcomes of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Texas, 2002
| Outcome |
No Household Dysfunction or Childhood Abuse, % (95% CI) |
Household Dysfunction Only, % (95% CI) |
Childhood Abuse Only, % (95% CI) |
Both Household Dysfunction and Childhood Abuse, % (95% CI) |
| Current smoker |
18.4 (16.8-20.2) |
25.5 (22.4-28.8) |
23.0 (18.7-28.0) |
31.6 (28.1-35.3) |
| Obesity |
22.8 (21.1-24.6) |
24.8 (21.7-28.1) |
31.1 (26.0-36.6) |
28.6 (25.0-32.5) |
| Fair or poor general health |
16.6 (15.1-18.3) |
22.5 (19.6-25.6) |
22.9 (19.2-27.1) |
26.1 (22.6-29.8) |
Figure. Age-adjusted prevalence rates of current
smoking, obesity, and fair or poor general health by adverse childhood
experience categories, Texas, 2002. The bars represent 95% confidence intervals. Data
are from the 2002 Texas Behavioral Risk Surveillance System, age-standardized to the 2000 US census. Current smoking was defined as smoking at least 100 cigarettes and now smoking some days or every day. Obesity was defined as having a body mass index of ≥30
kg/m2. Fair or poor self-reported general health was
defined as reporting “fair” or “poor” compared with “excellent,” “very good,” or “good.” Childhood abuse was determined through
responses to questions regarding psychological, physical, and sexual
abuse. Household dysfunction was determined through responses to questions
regarding substance abuse, mental illness, whether mother or stepmother was
treated violently, and incarceration of a household member.
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