Childhood adversities are associated with shorter telomere length at adult age both in individuals with an anxiety disorder and controls.

However, the correlation of the number of childhood adverse life events and the GHQ sum score was highly significant (Spearman R = 0.279, two-tailed P = 5.28×10 −18 ), suggesting a relationship between childhood stress and recent psychological distress.

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