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The Impact of Adversity on Body Mass Index as Veterans Transition to Civilian Life

The impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), warfare exposure, and mental health symptoms upon changes in body mass index (BMI) were examined in a large U.S. post-9/11 veteran sample to assess gender-specific changes in BMI within the first 2½ years after military service.

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Work Title The Impact of Adversity on Body Mass Index as Veterans Transition to Civilian Life
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Creators
  1. Kimberly J McCarthy
  2. Nicole R Morgan
  3. Keith R Aronson
  4. Jessie H Rudi
  5. Daniel F Perkins
Keyword
  1. obesity
  2. body mass index procedure
  3. depressive disorders
  4. mental health
  5. post-traumatic stress disorder
  6. veterans
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Work Type Article
Acknowledgments
  1. The Veterans’ Metrics Initiative: Linking Program Components to Post-Military Well-Being (TVMI) research was managed by the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. (HJF; award numbers 2957 and 64515), and it was collaboratively sponsored by the Bob Woodruff Foundation, Health Net Federal Services, HJF, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Marge and Philip Odeen, May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust, National Endowment for the Humanities, Northrop Grumman, Pru-dential, Robert R. McCormick Foundation, Rumsfeld Foundation, Schultz Family Foundation, The Heinz Endowments, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development Service, Walmart Foun-dation, and Wounded Warrior Project, Inc. In addition, the Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness at Penn State is the result of a partnership funded by the DoD between the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy and the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture through a cooperative agreement with the Pennsyl-vania State University. This work leverages funds from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture and Hatch Appropriations.
Publisher
  1. Military Medicine
Publication Date September 20, 2024
Language
  1. English
Publisher Identifier (DOI)
  1. https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usae433
Deposited June 02, 2025

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    Language
    • English
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    • Military Medicine
    Publisher Identifier (DOI)
    • doi/10.1093/milmed/usae433/7762780
    Description
    • The impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), warfare exposure, and mental health symptoms upon changes in body mass index (BMI) were examined in a large U.S. post-9/11 veteran sample to assess gender-specific changes in BMI within the first 2½ years after military service.
    Publication Date
    • 2024
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    Acknowledgments
    • The Veterans’ Metrics Initiative: Linking Program Components to Post-Military Well-Being (TVMI) research was managed by the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. (HJF; award numbers 2957 and 64515), and it was collaboratively sponsored by the Bob Woodruff Foundation, Health Net Federal Services, HJF, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Marge and Philip Odeen, May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust, National Endowment for the Humanities, Northrop Grumman, Pru-dential, Robert R. McCormick Foundation, Rumsfeld Foundation, Schultz Family Foundation, The Heinz Endowments, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development Service, Walmart Foun-dation, and Wounded Warrior Project, Inc. In addition, the Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness at Penn State is the result of a partnership funded by the DoD between the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy and the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture through a cooperative agreement with the Pennsyl-vania State University. This work leverages funds from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture and Hatch Appropriations.
  • Added Creator Kimberly J McCarthy

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  • Added Creator Nicole R Morgan

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  • Added Creator Keith R Aronson

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  • Added Creator Jessie H Rudi

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  • Added Creator Daniel F Perkins

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    Keyword
    • obesity , body mass index procedure , depressive disorders , mental health , post-traumatic stress disorder , veterans
    Publication Date
    • 2024
    • 2024-09-20
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