Natalie M Yarish, Alexander Ivan B Posis, Steve Nguyen, Julie Weitlauf, John Bellettiere, Nazmus Saquib, Phyllis A Richey, Matthew Allison, Candyce Kroenke, Joseph S Goveas, Mace Coday, Andrea Z LaCroix
We examined the prospective associations of social isolation and loneliness with incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) among aging nonveteran and veteran women, and effect modification by veteran status. Participants with no history of myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, coronary heart disease (CHD), or coronary heart failure from the Women's Health Initiative Extension Study II self-reported social isolation, loneliness, health behaviors, health status, and veteran status. CVD and CVD subevents were physician adjudicated...
April 24, 2024: Journal of Women & Aging