Poor childhood health

1. Poor childhood health raises the risk of dementia in humans (OR 1.17, 95% CI 1.00 to 1.38).

   “Individuals in the 'unhealthy' childhood health cluster had 1.17 times higher odds of dementia risk compared with the 'healthy' cluster (95% CI: 1.00 to 1.38)”

   Humans

   Association of childhood health and socioeconomic status with dementia risk in older age: a cross-sectional study using the Indonesia Family Life Survey 2014-2015

   BMJ open·Aug 1, 2025

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1. Poor childhood health is associated with informal social participation in humans.

   “poor health in childhood was associated with less informal social participation in late life, particularly in contact with families.”

   Humans

   Late-Life Informal Social Participation, Physical and Cognitive Functions Among the Chinese Elderly: A Life Course Perspective

   Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)·Jan 24, 2025

1. Poor childhood health raises the risk of multimorbidity in humans (APR 1.38, 95% CI 1.16–1.65).

   “significant association between adult multimorbidity and poor self-rated childhood health (APR: (India: 1.38, 1.16 to 1.65)”

   Humansadjusted for age and gender

   Childhood health and educational disadvantage are associated with adult multimorbidity in the global south: findings from a cross-sectional analysis of nationally representative surveys in India and Brazil

   Journal of epidemiology and community health·Aug 4, 2023

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