Title | Loneliness, Cardiovascular Disease, and Diabetes Prevalence in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Sociocultural Ancillary Study. |
Publication Type | Publication |
Year | 2020 |
Authors | Foti SA, Khambaty T, Birnbaum-Weitzman O, Arguelles W, Penedo F, Giacinto RAEspinoza, Gutierrez AP, Gallo LC, Giachello AL, Schneiderman N, Llabre MM |
Journal | J Immigr Minor Health |
Volume | 22 |
Issue | 2 |
Pagination | 345-352 |
Date Published | 2020 Apr |
ISSN | 1557-1920 |
Keywords | Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes Mellitus, Female, Hispanic or Latino, Humans, Loneliness, Male, Middle Aged, Prevalence, Risk Factors, Self Report, United States, Young Adult |
Abstract | The relationship between loneliness and both cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes mellitus (DM) has been understudied in U.S. Hispanics, a group at high risk for DM. We examined whether loneliness was associated with CVD and DM, and whether age, sex, marital status, and years in U.S moderated these associations. Participants were 5,313 adults (M (SD) age = 42.39 (15.01)) enrolled in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Sociocultural Ancillary Study. Loneliness was assessed via the 3-item Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale. Level of reported loneliness was low. Loneliness was significantly associated with CVD: OR 1.10 (CI 1.01-1.20) and DM: OR 1.08 (CI 1.00-1.16) after adjusting for depression, demographics, body mass index, and smoking status. Age, sex, marital status, and years in U.S. did not moderate associations. Given that increased loneliness is associated with higher cardiometabolic disease prevalence beyond depressive symptoms, regardless of age, sex, marital status, or years in the U.S., Hispanic adults experiencing high levels of loneliness may be a subgroup at particularly elevated risk for CVD and DM. |
DOI | 10.1007/s10903-019-00885-7 |
Alternate Journal | J Immigr Minor Health |
PubMed ID | 30963348 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC6783350 |
Grant List | N01-HC65233 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01-HC65237 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States T32 HL007426 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01HC65236 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01HC65235 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01 HC065236 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States RC2 HL101649 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01 HC065235 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01 HC065234 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States HL007426-37 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01-HC65234 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01-HC65235 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01HC65234 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States P30 DK111022 / DK / NIDDK NIH HHS / United States N01HC65233 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01-HC65236 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01HC65237 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States 1 RC2 HL101649 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States |
Loneliness, Cardiovascular Disease, and Diabetes Prevalence in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Sociocultural Ancillary Study.
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0386
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