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Co-occurring patterns of social isolation and loneliness and their associations with cardiovascular disease risk among middle-aged and older adults: a group-based dual-trajectory modeling study
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Claim 1 of 6Not checkedA nine-year study of more than 10,000 adults found that changing feelings of loneliness, even among people with moderate social isolation, were linked to a higher risk of heart disease and stroke.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 2 of 6Not checkedThe study, published in Archives of Public Health, examined co-occurring patterns of social isolation and loneliness over time among middle-aged and older adults and their associations with cardiovascular disease risk.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 3 of 6Not checkedThe highest reported cardiovascular disease risk was in the group with moderate social isolation and fluctuating loneliness, with a 53% increase in risk versus the reference group.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 4 of 6Not checkedRisk was also elevated among participants with both high social isolation and high loneliness, at a 29% increased risk relative to the reference group.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 5 of 6Not checkedParticipants with low social isolation and low loneliness had a 16% higher cardiovascular disease risk, while high social isolation but low loneliness was not statistically significant compared with the reference group.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 6 of 6Not checkedThe article says the analysis was observational and could not establish causality; it also notes limitations including self-reported cardiovascular outcomes, a single-item loneliness measure, possible reverse causation, and limited generalizability to Chinese adults.View evidenceHide evidence
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Co-occurring patterns of social isolation and loneliness and their associations with cardiovascular disease risk among middle-aged and older adults: a group-based dual-trajectory modeling study
Archives of Public Health · 2026
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