Social isolation and cardiometabolic burden synergistically predict physical dysfunction in aging Chinese adults: Evidence of risk thresholds and the mediating role of frailty.

PLoS One · 2025 · PMC12571318 · PMID 41160629

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Stratified by marital status, a marginally significant association was observed between social isolation and an increased risk of physical dysfunction only in the married group (OR=1.289, 95% CI: 1.035–1.605; P = 0.024), and not in the single group (OR=1.541, 95% CI: 0.924–2.571; P = 0.098).

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