The Cumulative Burden of Social Risk Factors and 10-Year Change in Quality of Life.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social risk factors are linked to adverse health outcomes, but their total impact on long-term quality of life is obscure. We hypothesized that a higher burden of social risk factors is associated with greater decline in quality of life over 10 years.

Methods

We examined associations between social risk factors count and decline >5 points in (i) physical component summary, and (ii) mental component summary scores from the Short Form-12 among Black and White participants in the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke study (n = 14 401).

Results

For physical component summary, White participants with 1 social risk factor had relative risk (RR) for decline of 1.14 [95% confidence intervals (CI): 1.07-1.12]. Those with ≥2 social risk factors had

SUBMITTER: Reid RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11697184 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature