2020
DOI: 10.1007/s00125-020-05258-6
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Loneliness and type 2 diabetes incidence: findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

Abstract: Aims/hypothesis Loneliness is associated with all-cause mortality and coronary heart disease. However, the prospective relationship between loneliness and type 2 diabetes onset is unclear. Methods We conducted a longitudinal observational population study with data on 4112 diabetes-free participants (mean age 65.02 ± 9.05) from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Loneliness was assessed in 2004–2005 using the revised University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Scale. Incident type 2 diabete… Show more

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“…Increased prevalence of social isolation and loneliness (MQ: Transforming Mental Health & the Academy of Medical Sciences, 2021) through COVID‐19 remains considerable risk factors for poorer mental health (O'Connor & Kirtley, 2018). Furthermore, social isolation and loneliness are associated with physical health outcomes, including being risk factors for type 2 diabetes (Hackett, Hudson, & Chilcot, 2020), obesity (Whisman, 2010), and incident coronary heart disease (Valtorta, Kanaan, Gilbody, Ronzi, & Hanratty, 2016). Many individuals with existing long‐term conditions (LTCs) are extremely clinically vulnerable and have been shielding for a considerable period of time, with patient surveys reporting heightened feelings of psychological distress and loneliness.…”
Section: Mental Health and Well‐beingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Increased prevalence of social isolation and loneliness (MQ: Transforming Mental Health & the Academy of Medical Sciences, 2021) through COVID‐19 remains considerable risk factors for poorer mental health (O'Connor & Kirtley, 2018). Furthermore, social isolation and loneliness are associated with physical health outcomes, including being risk factors for type 2 diabetes (Hackett, Hudson, & Chilcot, 2020), obesity (Whisman, 2010), and incident coronary heart disease (Valtorta, Kanaan, Gilbody, Ronzi, & Hanratty, 2016). Many individuals with existing long‐term conditions (LTCs) are extremely clinically vulnerable and have been shielding for a considerable period of time, with patient surveys reporting heightened feelings of psychological distress and loneliness.…”
Section: Mental Health and Well‐beingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Loneliness is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes, both in animals (Nonogaki et al 2007) and humans (Lukaschek et al 2017). This link between loneliness and diabetes appears to be independent of other confounding factors, such as age, sex, ethnicity, wealth, smoking status, physical activity, alcohol intake, body mass index, HbA1c, hypertension, and known CVD (Hackett et al 2020). Studies have demonstrated decreased social participation in adults with pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD) (Moorthi & Latham-Mintus 2019), those undergoing dialysis (Meltzer et al 1989), and transplant recipients (Bailey et al 2018).…”
Section: Impact Of Loneliness On Cvd and Its Major Risk Factorsmentioning
confidence: 91%
“…Loneliness has been associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) [153,154], hyperglycemia [26], and higher hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) [155,156] and fasting blood sugar (FBS) [25] levels. Although some studies have found no significant relation between HbA1c and loneliness [157][158][159].…”
Section: Markers Of Glycemic Controlmentioning
confidence: 99%