Chronic loneliness and the risk of incident stroke in middle and late adulthood: a longitudinal cohort study of U.S. older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Loneliness has been implicated as a stroke risk factor, yet studies have examined loneliness at only one time point. The association of loneliness changes and risk of incident stroke remains understudied. Our aim was to examine the association of loneliness with incident stroke, particularly the role of loneliness chronicity.

Methods

This prospective cohort study examined data from the Health and Retirement Study during 2006-2018. For analyses examining baseline loneliness only, we included U.S. adults aged 50 years or older and stroke-free at baseline and excluded individuals missing data on loneliness and those who experienced death at baseline. For analyses examining loneliness changes over two time points, we included those aged 50 years or older at baseline a

SUBMITTER: Soh Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11472377 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature