Lonely people may have more chest pain and die sooner
Social Isolation and Incidence of Chest Pain and Mortality in Older Adults of the United States Population: A Cross‐Sectional Study From NHANES 2001–2018
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People who don't have many friends or family around are more likely to feel chest pain and die earlier, even if they don't have heart disease.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
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Groups of people are followed over time to see who develops an outcome. Strong for identifying risk factors and associations, but cannot prove causation as firmly as RCTs.
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
People who don't have many friends or family around are more likely to feel chest pain and die earlier, even if they don't have heart disease.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses
Max 100Randomized Controlled Trials
Max 90Cohort Studies
Max 72Case-Control Studies
Max 58Cross-Sectional Studies
Max 44Case Reports & Case Series
Max 30Expert Opinion & Narrative Reviews
Max 559 / 72
Evidence Score
Groups of people are followed over time to see who develops an outcome. Strong for identifying risk factors and associations, but cannot prove causation as firmly as RCTs.
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Zheng X, Niu S, Liang J, Lu A, Zhou Y, Chen K, Huang X, Wang H
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Adults in the U.S. who have less social contact, live alone, or are not married are more likely to report chest pain that lasts 30 minutes or longer, even when accounting for other health and demographic factors.
U.S. adults who report high levels of social isolation have a 65% higher risk of dying from any cause during the study period, even after accounting for factors like age, sex, income, smoking, and heart disease.
U.S. adults who experience high levels of social isolation have a 143% higher risk of dying from any cause compared to those who are less isolated, even if they have no prior heart disease.
In the U.S., adults who report being socially isolated are more likely to report chest pain than those who are not socially isolated, even when accounting for factors like age, income, and existing heart conditions.
People who feel socially isolated are more likely to experience chest pain if they do not already have heart disease, which may indicate that social isolation triggers early physical stress responses in the body, not just reflects existing heart problems.