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Adult health burden and costs in California during 2013 associated with prior adverse childhood experiences

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  • Ted R Miller
  • Geetha M Waehrer
  • Debora L Oh
  • Sukhdip Purewal Boparai
  • Sheila Ohlsson Walker
  • Sara Silverio Marques
  • Nadine Burke Harris

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Objectives: To estimate the adult health burden and costs in California during 2013 associated with adults’ prior Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Methods: We analyzed five ACEs-linked conditions (asthma, arthritis, COPD, depression, and cardiovascular disease) and three health risk factors (lifetime smoking, heavy drinking, and obesity). We estimated ACEs-associated fractions of disease risk for people aged 18+ for these conditions by ACEs exposure using inputs from a companion study of California Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data for 2008–2009, 2011, and 2013. We combined these estimates with published estimates of personal healthcare spending and Disability-Adjusted-Life-Years (DALYs) in the United States by condition during 2013. DALYs captured both the years of healthy life lost to disability and the years of life lost to deaths during 2013. We applied a published estimate of cost per DALY. Results: Among adults in California, 61% reported ACEs. Those ACEs were associated with $10.5 billion in excess personal healthcare spending during 2013, and 434,000 DALYs valued at approximately $102 billion dollars. During 2013, the estimated health burden per exposed adult included $589 in personal healthcare expenses and 0.0224 DALYs valued at $5,769. Conclusions: Estimates of the costs of childhood adversity are far greater than previously understood and provide a fiscal rationale for prevention efforts.

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  • Ted R Miller & Geetha M Waehrer & Debora L Oh & Sukhdip Purewal Boparai & Sheila Ohlsson Walker & Sara Silverio Marques & Nadine Burke Harris, 2020. "Adult health burden and costs in California during 2013 associated with prior adverse childhood experiences," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(1), pages 1-15, January.
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    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228019
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