BMC Geriatrics,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
25(1)
Published: April 23, 2025
Social
isolation
and
loneliness
have
been
recognized
as
important
psychosocial
factors
affecting
human
health.
We
aimed
to
examine
the
relationships
of
social
with
likelihood
healthy
aging
among
older
women
men.
The
prospective
study
included
13,782
female
11,838
male
participants
who
were
aged
64
years
or
had
no
major
chronic
diseases
during
recruitment
UK
Biobank
(2006-2010).
All
eligible
survive
age
80
before
latest
follow-up
(December
2021).
Healthy
was
defined
survival
without
diseases.
Multivariable
logistic
regression
models
used
evaluate
associations
isolation,
their
combination
aging.
A
total
9130
(58.77%)
6406
men
(41.23%)
achieved
After
adjusting
for
race/ethnicity,
associated
a
significantly
20%
14%
lower
men,
respectively,
whereas
both
sexes
similar
but
statistically
non-significant.
Among
women,
association
between
varied
by
status
(P
interaction
=
0.031),
an
inverse
limiting
socially
isolated
(OR
0.61;
95%
CI:
0.43-0.87).
Women
48%
0.52;
0.37-0.73)
compared
neither,
this
remained
after
wide
arrange
sociodemographic,
behavioral,
biological,
female-specific
risk
0.63;
0.44-0.90).
Such
joint
relationship
not
observed
coexistence
substantially
women.
Our
findings
highlight
importance
support
in
extending
women's
healthspan
beyond
management
traditional
factors.
Cardiac failure review,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
11
Published: Feb. 26, 2025
Frailty
is
common
among
heart
failure
(HF)
patients
and
linked
to
increased
risk
of
adverse
outcomes.
Contributing
factors
include
inflammation,
sarcopenia
neurohormonal
issues
which
diminish
physiological
reserves
accelerate
the
decline
health.
Managing
frailty
in
HF
requires
a
multidisciplinary
approach
address
physical,
nutritional
pharmacological
needs.
Structured
exercise
dietary
support
can
improve
physical
function,
while
careful
medication
management,
especially
with
polypharmacy,
reduces
frailty-related
risks.
Telemedicine
wearable
tech
facilitate
continuous
monitoring
timely
intervention,
for
those
remote
areas.
Future
research
should
develop
standardised
assessment
tools
specific
HF,
enhancing
stratification
personalised
care.
Studies
on
underlying
mechanisms,
such
as
inflammation
mitochondrial
dysfunction,
could
lead
new
therapies.
Addressing
socioeconomic
also
care
equity.
This
review
summarises
clinical
characteristics
impact
highlighting
challenges
treatment
opportunities
improving
patient
American Journal of Kidney Diseases,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
84(5), P. 557 - 566.e1
Published: June 24, 2024
Rationale
&
ObjectiveSocial
disconnection
has
been
associated
with
poor
cardiometabolic
health.
This
study
sought
to
investigate
the
associations
of
social
isolation
and
loneliness
diabetic
microvascular
complications
(DMC)
among
individuals
type
2
diabetes
mellitus
(T2DM)
compare
these
those
related
traditional
risk
factors.Study
DesignProspective
cohort
study.Setting
ParticipantsA
total
24,297
UK
Biobank
participants
T2DM
no
DMC
at
baseline.ExposureSocial
measured
using
self-reported
questionnaires.OutcomeThe
incidence
defined
as
a
composite
kidney
disease,
retinopathy,
or
neuropathy.Analytical
ApproachMultivariable
cause-specific
hazards
regression.
To
relative
importance
other
established
factors,
R2
values
Cox
models
were
calculated.ResultsDuring
median
follow-up
12.6
years,
5,530
patients
documented
develop
(3,458
2,255
1,146
neuropathy).
The
highest
level
was
an
increased
any
component
(most
vs.
least:
HR:
1.13;
95%
CI:
1.05-1.22),
especially
disease
(HR:
1.14,
1.04-1.25)
neuropathy
1.31,
1.11-1.53).
Any
1.12;
1.02-1.23)
1.16,
1.03-1.30).
Social
exhibited
comparable
conventional
factors
including
smoking,
blood
pressure,
physical
activity.LimitationsLimited
generalizability
composition
in
Study.ConclusionsSocial
independently
higher
incident
T2DM,
factors.
These
findings
underscore
novel
potentially
modifiable
for
DMC.
Nature Human Behaviour,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
8(11), P. 2209 - 2221
Published: Sept. 16, 2024
Loneliness-the
subjective
experience
of
social
disconnection-is
now
widely
regarded
as
a
health
risk
factor.
However,
whether
the
associations
between
loneliness
and
multiple
diseases
are
consistent
with
causal
effects
remains
largely
unexplored.
Here
we
combined
behavioural,
genetic
hospitalization
data
from
UK
Biobank
to
examine
wide
range
non-overlapping
diseases.
During
median
12.2-year
follow-up,
was
associated
greater
risks
in
13
14
disease
categories
30
56
individual
considered.
Of
significantly
loneliness,
26
had
available
for
Mendelian
randomization
(MR)
analyses.
After
Benjamini‒Hochberg
correction
sensitivity
analyses
within
MR
framework,
non-causal
were
identified
liability
20
out
specific
diseases,
including
cardiovascular
type
2
diabetes
mellitus,
obesity,
chronic
liver
kidney
disease,
most
neurological
other
common
Genetic
only
potentially
causally
remaining
six
Socioeconomic
factors,
behaviours,
baseline
depressive
symptoms
comorbidities
explained
Overall,
our
study
revealed
dissociation
observational
evidence
regarding
These
findings
suggest
that
may
serve
potential
surrogate
marker
rather
than
factor
tested
here.
npj Parkinson s Disease,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10(1)
Published: April 8, 2024
Abstract
Parkinson
disease
(PD)
has
become
one
of
the
most
rapidly
growing
causes
disability
among
older
population
and
social
isolation
is
a
major
concern
in
PD
community.
However,
relationship
between
future
risk
remains
unclear.
This
study
included
192,340
participants
aged
60
or
who
were
free
dementia
at
baseline
from
UK
Biobank
study.
Social
was
measured
using
composite
score
derived
three
questions
on
number
household,
frequency
friend/family
visits,
leisure/social
activities.
Incident
cases
identified
through
electronic
health
records.
Multivariable-adjusted
Cox
regression
models
used
to
compute
hazard
ratio
(HR)
95%
confidence
interval
(CI).
Among
(mean
[standard
deviation]
age,
64.2
[2.9]
years;
103,253
[53.7%]
women),
89,075
(46.3%)
least
isolated
group
26,161
(13.6%)
group.
Over
median
follow-up
12.5
years,
2048
incident
documented.
Compared
group,
multivariable-adjusted
HRs
(95%
CIs)
for
1.00
(0.91−1.10)
moderately
1.19
(1.05−1.36)
(
P
-
trend
=
0.04).
The
observed
association
independent
genetic
susceptibility
consistent
subgroup
analyses.
associated
with
higher
regardless
risk.
Our
findings
highlighted
importance
developing
screening
intervention
strategies
adults
reduce
PD.