Social isolation from friends

Social isolation from friends are associated with mortality in humans (HR 1.28, 95% CI 1.10–1.63).

“Social isolation from friends, but not from family members, was significantly associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality”

HumansGreat East Japan Earthquake survivors; no isolation as referenceOctober 1, 2011–December 31, 2017n = 9,311

Association between types of social isolation and all-cause mortality among the survivors in the disaster-affected area of the great East Japan earthquake: The RIAS study

Preventive medicine reports·30 Sep 2026