Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
2019

Loneliness, Cardiovascular Disease, and Diabetes Prevalence in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Sociocultural Ancillary Study (Article)

Foti S.A.* , Khambaty T. , Birnbaum-Weitzman O. , Arguelles W. , Penedo F. , Espinoza Giacinto R.A. , Gutierrez A.P. , Gallo L.C. , Giachello A.L. , Schneiderman N. , Llabre M.M.
  • a Department of Psychology, University of Miami, 5665 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Flipse 430, Coral Gables, FL 33146, United States
  • b Department of Psychology, University of Miami, 5665 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Flipse 430, Coral Gables, FL 33146, United States
  • c Department of Psychology, University of Miami, 5665 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Flipse 430, Coral Gables, FL 33146, United States
  • d Department of Psychology, University of Miami, 5665 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Flipse 430, Coral Gables, FL 33146, United States, Center for Research and Grants, Baptist Health South Florida, South Miami, United States
  • e Department of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
  • f Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States
  • g Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States
  • h Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States
  • i Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
  • j Department of Psychology, University of Miami, 5665 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Flipse 430, Coral Gables, FL 33146, United States
  • k Department of Psychology, University of Miami, 5665 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Flipse 430, Coral Gables, FL 33146, United States

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. © 2019, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.

Author Keywords

loneliness Hispanics cardiovascular disease diabetes Latinos

Index Keywords

[No Keywords available]
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85064430528&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-019-00885-7&partnerID=40&md5=4105979fd028763b03b515d72642799d
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-019-00885-7
ISSN: 15571912
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English