The higher your ACE score the higher your statistical chance of suffering from a range of psychological and medical problems like chronic depression, cancer, or coronary heart disease.
Almost 1 out of every 10 Americans have the same ACE score as you, and almost 14% of Americans have a higher score than yours.
Knowing your ACE score means being able to understand your risks, and being able to prevent the possible consequences.
Compared to the 3 out of 10 people who suffered no ACEs your ACE score means that you are:
ACE SCORE OF 0 | ACE SCORE OFÂ 4 | INCREASED RISK | |
Likelihood of becoming an alcoholic | 2.5% | 11% | four-fold increase |
Suffering from chronic depression | 15% women 10% men | 42% women 30% men | tripled |
Having a serious problem working | 5% | 15% | tripled |
Having serious financial problems | 10% | 20% | doubled |
Chance of heart disease | 3.7% | 5.6% | doubled |
Having a stroke | 2.6% | 4.1% | doubled |


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