Loneliness and cardiovascular disease incidence: two cohorts of older adults in the USA and South Korea
The magnitude of the impact of loneliness on CVD was similar in both countries, but behavioral pathways differed. Loneliness may be a risk factor for CVD regardless of culture; however, different prevention strategies in clinical settings may be required.
Authors
- Sakurako S. Okuzono (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2887-4415)
- Harold Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5778-3227)
- Ruijia Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2759-9290)
- Laura Diane Kubzansky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4039-2235)
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- UCLA Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-04-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyaf050
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 17.34
Funders
- National Institute on Aging
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute