Contribution of risk factors to excess mortality in isolated and lonely individuals: an analysis of data from the UK Biobank cohort study

Contribution of risk factors to excess mortality in isolated and lonely individuals: an analysis of data from the UK Biobank cohort study

Summary: Background: The associations of social isolation and loneliness with premature mortality are well known, but the risk factors linking them remain unclear. We sought to identify risk factors that might explain the increased mortality in socially isolated and lonely individuals. Methods: We...

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Main Authors: Marko Elovainio, ProfPhD, Christian Hakulinen, PhD, Laura Pulkki-Råback, PhD, Marianna Virtanen, ProfPhD, Kim Josefsson, PhD, Markus Jokela, ProfPhD, Jussi Vahtera, ProfMD, Mika Kivimäki, ProfPhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:The Lancet Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468266717300750

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