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Loneliness can increase stroke risk by up to 56%
- reify 2y agosubjective replies to 9 year follow up study I couldnt work out how they came to the 56% figure. researchers found people considered lonely at the start of the study had a 25% higher risk of stroke than those not considered lonely. Researchers found that adults aged 50 and above who experienced chronic loneliness had a 56% higher risk of stroke than those who consistently reported not being lonely. How many actually had a stroke? How many died of stroke because they lived alone and had nobody around to contact emmergency services?
- keernan 2y agoHere's the actual study. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(24)00218-9/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5...