Relationship of Adverse Childhood Experiences to Overweight and Obesity

Inclusion Criteria: All patients presenting to the Adolescent Medicine clinic during the study period, * both male and female, * between the ages of 18 and 23 years of age, * will be identified for possible participation in the study regardless of their health status, race, or body habitus. Exclusion Criteria: Only patients 18 years of age or older will be identified for possible participation in this study because such patients are not minors and could participate without parental consent. * In addition, the questions from the questionnaire obtained from the Centers for Disease Control have only been assessed for reliability and validity in patients older than 18 years of age, and the questions are worded with the beginning phrase "During the first 18 years of life…" * Lastly, requiring parental consent when inquiring about household dysfunction and a prior history of abuse would likely result in selection bias based on a higher number of subjects declining to participate. It is likely that more subjects will answer the questions truthfully if parental consent for participation is not required. * Therefore, inclusion of younger patients would be a detriment to the scientific merit of the study, thus patients younger than age 18 will be excluded. * The Brooke Army Medical Center Adolescent Medicine Clinic generally only serves patients 12-23 years of age. Therefore, patients above the age of 23 years will also be excluded.