The Influence of Social Isolation on the Preventive Behaviors for Non-Communicable Diseases in Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Japan.

Int J Environ Res Public Health · 2020 · PMC7730364 · PMID 33276640

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approached significancep = 0.08so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Duration of smoking and current smoking had a positive association with the loneliness score but testing for correlations between the two groups approached significance ( p = 0.08 and p = 0.09, respectively).

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close to significancep = 0.09so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Additionally, moderate-intensity activities had a negative association with loneliness scores, but the difference was close to significance ( p = 0.09).

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marginal significanceno p-value reported

Additionally, loneliness was positively associated with one’s duration of smoking and current smoking habits, and negatively associated with the frequency of moderate-intensity activities, with marginal significance.

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