Improvement of Social Isolation and Loneliness and Excess Mortality Risk in People With Obesity

Zhou, Jian; Tang, Rui; Wang, Xuan; Li, Xiang; Heianza, Yoriko; Qi, Lu

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.52824

Improvement of Social Isolation and Loneliness and Excess Mortality Risk in People With Obesity

Importance Individuals with obesity experience markedly higher levels of social isolation and loneliness than those without obesity, but little is known about whether improvement of social isolation or loneliness might attenuate obesity-related excess risk of mortality. Objective To investigate w…