%0 Journal Article
%A Stürmer, Marian
%A Klinger-König, Johanna
%A Vollmer, Marcus
%A Weihs, Antoine
%A Frenzel, Stefan
%A Dörr, Marcus
%A Kaderali, Lars
%A Felix, Stephan B
%A Stubbe, Beate
%A Ewert, Ralf
%A Völzke, Henry
%A Grabe, Hans J
%A Krause, Elischa
%T Long-term alteration of heart rate variability following childhood maltreatment: Results of a general population study.
%J European psychiatry
%V 68
%N 1
%@ 0924-9338
%C Cambridge
%I Cambridge University Press
%M DZNE-2025-00758
%P e86
%D 2025
%X Childhood maltreatment (CM) is a risk factor for mental and physical health problems in adulthood, potentially mediated by long-term autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysregulation. To explore this link, the association between CM and vagal-sensitive heart rate variability (HRV) metrics in adults was examined, accounting for biopsychosocial factors.Data from 4,420 participants in the Study of Health in Pomerania were analyzed, with CM assessed using the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire. HRV was derived from 10-second electrocardiograms and 5-minute pre-sleep polysomnographic recordings. Post hoc analyses examined abuse and neglect.CM was associated with reduced HRV (logRMSSD: β = -0.20 [95
%K Humans
%K Male
%K Heart Rate: physiology
%K Female
%K Middle Aged
%K Adult
%K Autonomic Nervous System: physiopathology
%K Adult Survivors of Child Abuse: statistics & numerical data
%K Electrocardiography
%K Aged
%K Polysomnography
%K CTQ (Other)
%K ECG (Other)
%K RMSSD (Other)
%K childhood maltreatment (Other)
%K heart rate variability (Other)
%F PUB:(DE-HGF)16
%9 Journal Article
%$ pmid:40534159
%R 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2025.10040
%U https://pub.dzne.de/record/279427