Domestic Violence Linked to Long-Term Health Problems

The CDC also finds that women who are victims of domestic violence are 1.3 times more likely to have high blood cholesterol and 3.1 times more likely to have risk factors for STDs. They are also significantly more likely to use disability equipment such as a cane or wheelchair.

\"One in four women and one in seven men experience physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime. Those who experience intimate partner violence during their lifetime were also more likely to report a range of adverse health conditions and health risk behaviors,\" Dr. Michele Black, one of the authors of the CDC report, told HealthDay News.

The results reflect findings from previous studies that state women are more likely to be victims of domestic violence than men, and multiracial women and American Indian/Alaska native women are more likely to be victims than white women. It is also more common among women and men who have lower-incomes and for women who have some college education.