Social integration and risk of mortality among African-Americans: the Jackson heart study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Evidence suggests that greater social integration is related to lower mortality rates. However, studies among African-Americans are limited. We examined whether higher social integration was associated with lower mortality in 5306 African-Americans from the Jackson Heart Study, who completed the Berkman-Syme Social Network Index in 2000-2004 and were followed until 2018.

Methods

We estimated hazard ratios (HR) of mortality by categories of the Social Network Index (i.e., high social isolation, moderate social isolation [reference group], moderate social integration, high social integration) using Cox proportional hazard models. Covariates included baseline sociodemographics, depressive symptoms, health conditions, and health behaviors.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Lee HH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10423160 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature