SynthesisMaturitas2021
Sexual violence and cardiovascular disease risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The Role of Social Determinants of Health in Cardiovascular Diseases: An Umbrella Review.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2023Pooled it
- Addressing sexual violence: A FIGO Committee on Women Facing Crises consensus statement.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2026Article
- Workplace Harassment and All-Cause Mortality in a Longitudinal Cohort over a 24-Year Period.Occupational Health · 2026Article
- Adverse childhood experiences and risk of non-mental medical diseases in adulthood: an umbrella review.EClinicalMedicine · 2026Article
- Workplace Sexual Harassment and the Risk of Chronic Disease in a Prospective Cohort Study.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Exposure to abuse and changes in cardiometabolic risk profiles over 3 years in young South African women.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The Role of Marital Status in Sexual Violence Against Women Among Ghanaian Couples: Evidence From the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey.Journal of research in health sciences · 2025Article
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- Cardiovascular Health in the Transition From Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2025Review
- Intimate partner violence and cognitive functioning - toward quantifying dementia risk.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025Article
- The link between traumatic experiences and health in late life: challenges and opportunities for US-based longitudinal aging cohorts.American journal of epidemiology · 2025Article
- Development of a brief bedside tool to screen women sexual assault survivors for risk of persistent posttraumatic stress six months after sexual assault.Journal of psychiatric research · 2024Article
- Psychological Health and Ischemic Heart Disease in Women: A Review of Current Evidence and Clinical Considerations across the Healthspan.Current atherosclerosis reports · 2024Review
- Psychological risk factors and cardiovascular disease.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Review
- Going Beyond Childhood and Gender-Based Violence: Epigenetic Modifications and Inheritance.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2024Review
- The role of community healthcare professionals in discussing sexual assault experiences during obstetrics and gynecological healthcare appointments.BMC women's health · 2023Article
- Association of early life physical and sexual abuse with premature mortality among female nurses: prospective cohort study.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2023Article
- Psychosocial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on women with trauma histories: Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN).Journal of traumatic stress · 2023Article
- Interpersonal Trauma and Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Disease Events Among Women.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundCardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death among adults. Over 35% of women worldwide report lifetime exposure to sexual violence. While psychosocial factors broadly have been linked to CVD risk, it is unclear if a history of sexual violence is associated with increased risk for CVD. This study employed quantitative meta-analysis to investigate the association between sexual violence and CVD risk.
methodsPubMed and PsycINFO databases were searched through March 1, 2021. Included articles had a measure of sexual violence and at least one cardiovascular outcome (i.e., clinical CVD, subclinical CVD, select CVD risk factors) in women and men aged 18 years or older. Data were expressed as odds ratios (OR) or hazard ratios (HR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) extracted from fully-adjusted models. OR and HR effects were pooled separately, given the inability to statistically harmonize these effects and differences in interpretation, using random effects meta-analysis. Heterogeneity of effects was tested using Cochran's Q test.
resultsOverall, 45 articles based on 830,579 adults (77.1% women) were included (113 individual effects expressed as OR and 9 individual effects expressed as HR). Results indicated that sexual violence was related to adult CVD risk (OR [95%CI] = 1.25 [1.11-1.40]; HR [95%CI] = 1.17 [1.05-1.31]). Results varied by outcome type and measurement, and timing of violence.
conclusionsAdults with a history of sexual violence demonstrate greater CVD risk relative to those without this history. The results highlight the importance of addressing sexual violence in CVD risk reduction efforts.
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