Finlay, Sabine, Juster, Robert-paul, Adegboye, Oyelola, Rudd, Donna, McDermott, Brett, and Sarnyai, Zoltan (2023) Childhood adversity, allostatic load, and adult mental health: Study protocol using the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children birth cohort. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13. 976140.

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Abstract

Introduction: The cumulative burden of chronic stress and life events has been termed allostatic load. Elevated allostatic load indices are associated with different mental health conditions in adulthood. To date, however, the association between elevated allostatic load in childhood and later development of mental health conditions has not been investigated.

Methods: Using data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), we will calculate allostatic load indices using biomarkers representing the cardiovascular, metabolic, immune, and neuroendocrine systems, at the ages of 9 and 17 years. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression models will be used to investigate the association between allostatic load and psychiatric disorders in adulthood. Furthermore, the role of adverse childhood experiences as a modifier will be investigated.

Discussion: This protocol describes a strategy for investigating the association between elevated allostatic load indices in childhood at the age of 9 years old and psychiatric disorders in adulthood at 24 years old.

Item ID:	77185
Item Type:	Article (Scholarly Work)
ISSN:	1664-0640
Keywords:	mental health disorders, allostatic load (AL), ALSPAC, adverse childhood experiences, psychiatry
Copyright Information:	© 2023 Finlay, Juster, Adegboye, Rudd, McDermott and Sarnyai. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
Date Deposited:	13 Feb 2023 06:03
FoR Codes:	32 BIOMEDICAL AND CLINICAL SCIENCES > 3202 Clinical sciences > 320221 Psychiatry (incl. psychotherapy) @ 100%
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