Childhood Maltreatment as a Risk Factor for Arthritis: Findings From a Population‐Based Survey of Canadian Adults

Objective To establish whether there is a relationship between the frequency and severity of different types of childhood maltreatment and adulthood arthritis. Methods Analysis of the 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey–Mental Health included 21,889 respondents ages ≥ 18 years. Severity and frequency of childhood physical abuse (CPA), and childhood sexual abuse (CSA), and the frequency of childhood exposure to intimate partner violence (CEIPV)...