The protective effect of social support on all-cause and cardio-cerebrovascular mortality among middle-aged and older adults in the US

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The relationship between social support and mortality, especially cardio-cerebrovascular mortality, still has some limitations in the assessment of social support, sample selection bias, and short follow-up time. We used the data from 2005 to 2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to examine this relationship. The study analyzed a total of 6776 participants, divided into Group 1, Group 2, and Group 3 according to the social support score (0-1; 2-3; 4-5). Multivariable adjusted COX regression analyses of our study showed that Group 3 and Group 2 had a reduced risk of all-cause and cardio-cerebrovascular mortality (Group 3 vs 1, HR: 0.55, P < 0.001; HR: 0.4, P < 0.001; Group 2 vs 1, HR: 0.77, P = 0.017; HR: 0.58, P = 0.014) compared with Group 1. The same results were observed after excluding those who died in a relatively short time. Additionally, having more close friends, being married or living as married, and enough attending religious services were significantly related to a lower risk of mortality after adjustment. In brief, adequate social support is beneficial in reducing the risk of all-cause mortality and cardio-cerebrovascular mortality in middle-aged and older adults, especially in terms of attending religious services frequency, the number of close friends, and marital status.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Scientific reports - 14(2024), 1 vom: 27. Feb., Seite 4758

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Yu [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Jun-Jun [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Hao-Feng [VerfasserIn]
Li, Wei-Ya [VerfasserIn]
Liao, Ying-Xue [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Ming-Yu [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Chuan-Yu [VerfasserIn]
Lv, Bo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

All-cause mortality
Cardio-cerebrovascular mortality
Journal Article
Middle-aged and older adults
NHANES
Social support

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Date Completed 29.02.2024

Date Revised 01.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41598-024-55012-w

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369036034