Reviewer’ s report
Title: Childhood adversity and women’ s cardiometabolic health in adulthood: associations with
health behaviors, psychological distress, mood symptoms, and personality
Version: 1Date: 04 Jun 2019
Reviewer: João Carlos Alchieri
Reviewer's report:
This is a manuscript that sought to assess whether childhood adversity is associated with poor
cardiometabolic health in adult life among a sample of overweight or obese Dutch women. Theresults regarding infant adversity were associated with sleep health behaviors and eating behaviorand more stress related symptoms but not with cardiometabolic health. An interesting proposal oflongitudinal monitoring that related psychosocial variables to health, including aspects ofpersonality. The authors focused on the attention to the method and data analysis characterizing aproposal strongly based on data (even if limited in number and location). The literature reviewshows relevance and pertinence in the references used and, consequently, in the discussion of thefindings. The essay is clear and concise with the use of data in tables properly presented in order toallow the reader to follow the data. The manuscript is an important contribution to the healthcontext, behavioral and psychological aspects. Although the limitations of the study are present,the authors carefully explain and characterize the limits of generalization of the findings.
Are the methods appropriate and well described?
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Yes
Does the work include the necessary controls?
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YesAre the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?
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YesAre you able to assess any statistics in the manuscript or would you recommend an
additional statistical review?If an additional statistical review is recommended, please specify what aspects require furtherassessment in your comments to the editors.
I am able to assess the statistics
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