British Columbia: A study of more than 28,000 adults in Canada found that the risk of developing high blood pressure from loneliness and a sense of social isolation is much higher in women than in men.
It should be noted that high blood pressure means that the blood pressure inside the veins is much higher than normal which can lead to various heart diseases and sudden death including stroke and heart attack.
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The study, led by Zainab Hussaini at the University of British Columbia, analyzed data collected during an extensive public health medical survey.
The study looked at data from 28,238 people aged 45 to 85, with equal numbers of men and women.
Analysis of the data revealed that unmarried, divorced or otherwise single women who had less than 85 social contacts, and who attended events or mail meetings twice or less a month. Among them, the risk of high blood pressure was higher than women who were more socialized, married and more involved in various events.
Along with social isolation and loneliness, the risk of high blood pressure was also clearly increased. The risk of death due to social segregation among women was almost as high as that of smoking.
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The opposite was true for men: married and more socially connected men were more likely to have high blood pressure than lonely men.
Earlier, another study found that single and less socially connected women were more likely to be obese than socially active women.
The latest study is the latest in a series published online in the latest issue of the research journal Hypertension