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Researchers examined different people aged between 40 and 69, the participants submitted complete information on their relationship, background, social isolation, educational attainment, income, lifestyle-smoking, drinking, exercise and depressive symptoms.
Those who were lonely were more likely to have other underlying long term conditions and to be smokers, while those who were lonely reported more depressive symptoms.
Social isolation was associated with a 43 percent higher risk of first time heart attack, irresirrespe of age, sex and background.
Behavioural, psychological, health, and socioeconomic factors were accounted for 84% of the increased risk of hearheattack and stroke. Isolation was associated with a 32 percent risk of death even after all the other conventional factors had been considered. This shows that isolation is a risk factor for poor prognosis of individuals with cardiovascular disease.
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