Childhood sexual abuse

1. Childhood sexual abuse increases GrimAge in humans (B (SE) = 0.56 (0.24), p = .021).

   “Childhood sexual abuse was also associated with older epigenetic age, GrimAge: B (SE) = 0.56 (0.24), p = .021.”

   Humanswhole bloodfemalesn = 123

   Lifetime trauma exposure and accelerated epigenetic aging among midlife women

   Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association·16 Jun 2025

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1. Childhood sexual abuse is associated with telomere length in humans.

   “severe childhood sexual abuse is associated with shorter leukocyte telomeres in several, though not all, studies”

   ReviewSevere childhood sexual abuse; findings not consistent across all studiesleukocyte

   Does Sexual Trauma Accelerate Biological Aging? A Narrative Review of Epigenetic, Cellular, Endocrine, Inflammatory and Metabolic Pathways

   Preprints.org·13 Oct 2026Preprint

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