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ArticleEuropean journal of investigation in health, psychology and education2024

Association between Levels of Loneliness, Laboratory Measurements, and Behavioral Aspects in a Primary Care Setting in Crete, Greece.

Panagiotis Volkos, Manolis Linardakis, Panagiotis Stachteas, Foteini Anastasiou, Athina Tatsioni, Marilena Kampa, Emmanouil K Symvoulakis

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Article in European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Panagiotis VolkosFourth Local Health Team-Academic Unit of Heraklion, 71303 Heraklion, Greece.
Manolis LinardakisDepartment of Social Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete, 70013 Heraklion, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-3849-3907
Panagiotis StachteasLaboratory of Primary Health Care, General Practice and Health Services Research, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-1657-4696
Foteini AnastasiouFourth Local Primary Care Team (TOMY), Municipality Practice, Academic Practice of Heraklion, University of Crete, 71303 Heraklion, Greece.
Athina TatsioniResearch Unit for General Medicine and Primary Health Care, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-7652-6592
Marilena KampaLaboratory of Experimental Endocrinology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, 70013 Heraklion, Greece.
Emmanouil K SymvoulakisClinic of Social and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, 70013 Heraklion, Greece.
University of Crete · GRAristotle University of Thessaloniki · GRUniversity Hospital of Heraklion · GRUniversity of Ioannina · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper examines potential associations of loneliness with laboratory data and specific psychosocial and behavioral attitudes. The sample collection took place in an urban Primary Health Care unit between May and July 2023, consecutively, and once exclusion criteria were implemented. Participants were aged between 40 and 75 years. Routine laboratory test results upon study initiation and six months before were used. The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Loneliness Scale (Version 3), blood glucose, serum lipids, Fibrosis-4 index, and Creatinine Clearance (CrCl) were assessed through hierarchical multiple logistic regression analysis. Based on full model (3rd) analysis, those who were engaged in an individual sport or activity or had contacts with more friends presented significantly lower odds for increased loneliness levels (odds ratio (OR): 0.28 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.09-0.91],

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PMID38667824
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