It turns out that children who experienced their parents' divorce have a 60% higher risk of having a stroke as adults.
Canadian scientists came to this conclusion based on a study of data from 13,000 residents.
Previously, some other social conditions, such as poverty, death of a spouse, and age, were considered risk factors for this condition.
And a recent study has shown that the risk of stroke in old age also increases due to traumatic experiences in childhood.
Scientists studied data from more than 13,000 Canadians aged 65 who had not experienced any violence as children.
7.3% of them were diagnosed with stroke.
One in seven people, or 13.9%, said they experienced their parents' divorce as children.
Scientists have calculated that compared to those who did not experience their parents’ divorce in childhood, children of divorced parents are 1.61 times more likely to have a stroke.
Moreover, this pattern practically does not depend on the person’s gender.
Experts noted that adults who grew up with divorced parents have a 60% higher risk of stroke compared to those who grew up in intact families.
Experts say that a possible cause of this phenomenon is the serious stress experienced by children during their parents’ divorce.
According to them, stress provokes further frequent emotional and mental disorders in a child after the parents' divorce.
Long-term exposure to stress also has negative effects on physical health.
