Loneliness and social isolation are associated with an increased risk of glaucoma: a UK Biobank cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Loneliness and social isolation have been found to be associated with various health-related outcomes. Our study aimed to evaluate the association of loneliness and social isolation with the risk of glaucoma.

Methods

A total of 373,330 participants from the UK Biobank without glaucoma at recruitment were included in this study. Self-reported questionnaires were used to define loneliness and social isolation. Incident glaucoma events were identified by hospital inpatient admissions and self-reported data. COX proportional hazards models adjusted for sociodemographic, lifestyle, and health-related factors were used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% CIs.

Results

During a median follow-up of 13.1 (interquartile range: 12.3-13.9) years, 6,489 participants

SUBMITTER: Zhu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11299252 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature