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Beginning in 1994, the “adverse childhood experiences” (ACE) Study, a partnership between the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Kaiser Permanente assessed the relationship between adult health risk behaviors and childhood abuse and household dysfunction.

• The study began with a sample of 9,508 individuals representing a 70.5% response rate.
• Respondents were given a score of one for each ACE category that they experienced.

Findings showed that people who experienced four or more adverse childhood events had:

• increased risk for smoking, alcoholism and drug abuse
• increased risk for depression and suicide attempts
• poor self-rated health
• 50 or more sexual partners
• greater likelihood of sexually transmitted disease
• challenges with physical inactivity, and severe obesity

A follow-up sample combined with baseline data for a total sample of 17,337. Additional findings show that ACE Score is associated with:

• likelihood of attempted suicide across the lifespan
• increased risk for broken bones
• heart disease
• lung disease
• liver disease
• multiple types of cancer

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Check out the blog: https://ccsme.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ACE-Chart-and-ACE-Score-Questions-Feb-2011.pdf

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