Association of childhood loneliness with incident hypertension, heart disease, and stroke among low-educated Chinese women
Yan Wang, Lei Li, Jun Wang, Xinglin Chen · 2026
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Yan Wang and co-authors link childhood loneliness to later heart and vessel disease in Chinese women with low education, in a 2026 study. Data came from a national ageing survey that followed more than four thousand women aged forty-five and older from 2011 to 2020. Loneliness in childhood was recalled at the start.
About five percent reported frequent childhood loneliness with no close friend. Over nine years, about half developed high blood pressure, a third heart disease, and a tenth had a stroke. Lonely children faced notably higher hazards of high blood pressure and heart disease as adults, after wide adjustment. The stroke link was elevated but not firm. The authors stress early social life as part of lifelong heart health.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yan Wang, Lei Li, Jun Wang, Xinglin Chen |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 71 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |