Loneliness and vascular biomarkers: the Dublin Healthy Ageing Study | Zendy

O'Luanaigh C. | Zendy; O'Connell H. | Zendy; Chin A.V. | Zendy; Hamilton F. | Zendy; Coen R. | Zendy; Walsh C. | Zendy; Walsh J.B. | Zendy; Coakley D. | Zendy; Molloy A. | Zendy; Scott J. | Zendy; Cunningham C.J. | Zendy; Lawlor B.A. | Zendy

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Loneliness and vascular biomarkers: the Dublin Healthy Ageing Study

Author(s) -

O'Luanaigh C.,

O'Connell H.,

Chin A.V.,

Hamilton F.,

Coen R.,

Walsh C.,

Walsh J.B.,

Coakley D.,

Molloy A.,

Scott J.,

Cunningham C.J.,

Lawlor B.A.

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

international journal of geriatric psychiatry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28

H-Index - 129

eISSN - 1099-1166

pISSN - 0885-6230

DOI - 10.1002/gps.2695

Subject(s) - loneliness , gerontology , ageing , medicine , association (psychology) , population , disease , healthy ageing , depression (economics) , population ageing , psychology , psychiatry , environmental health , psychotherapist , economics , macroeconomics

Background Loneliness has been associated with poor physical health and a link has been suggested between the presence of loneliness, cardiovascular health and inflammatory markers. Objective To investigate the association between vascular disease biomarkers and loneliness in a community‐dwelling non‐demented elderly population. Design cross‐sectional community based assessment. Participants 466 subjects with mean age 75.45 (SD, 6.06) years. 208 (44.6%) were male. Results Higher levels of HbA1c, but not other vascular biomarkers were independently associated with being lonely. Conclusion Loneliness was associated with raised levels of HbA1c in a community dwelling elderly population. The mechanism for this association has yet to be elucidated but may reflect an abnormal stress response in people who are lonely. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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