December 1, 1999European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & RehabilitationOpen Access

Social Relations and the Metabolic Syndrome in Middle-Aged Swedish Women

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Why the study?

Is social isolation associated with an increased risk of the metabolic syndrome in healthy middle-aged women?

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Is social isolation associated with an increased risk of the metabolic syndrome in healthy middle-aged women?

Population

300 healthy women (aged 31-65 years) representative of women living in the greater Stockholm area.

Intervention

Lower social support (social isolation) measured by a condensed version of the Interpersonal Support Evaluation List.

Comparator

Upper social support quartile.

Outcome

Presence of the metabolic syndrome (defined as presence of two or more components: fasting serum glucose >= 7.0 mmol/l, arterial blood pressure >= 160/90 mmHg, fasting serum triglycerides >= 1.7 mmol/l or HDL < 1.0 mmol/l, and central obesity).surrogate

Social isolation is significantly associated with a higher prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in middle-aged women, suggesting a potential mechanism linking social isolation to cardiovascular disease.

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Implication

Should not yet change practice; leaves open whether social-support interventions reduce metabolic syndrome risk in women.

Cite This Study

Horsten et al. (1999) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a725308a528af2d65c46243 https://doi.org/10.1177/204748739900600606

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Hypertension management

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Social Relations and the Metabolic Syndrome in Middle-Aged Swedish Women

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Social Relations and the Metabolic Syndrome in Middle-Aged Swedish Women

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