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Transition to living alone

Transition to living alone has been studied in 1 paper since 2024: 1 observational study in people. The newest paper, Mar 13, 2024: “Social isolation and depression as risk factors for weight loss of 5kg or more among older Korean adults”.

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1 paper studies it1 findingUpdated

“For older men, transitioning to living alone without a change in marital status was linked to significant weight loss.”
Social isolation and depression as risk factors for weight loss of 5kg or more among older Korean adultsPloS one2024doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0299096

C, W, M, H: cells, worms or flies, mice, humans. Dark: independent labs found the same change there. Light: one lab or one study. Outline: nothing yet.

  • 1 lab in 1 country
  • Funder: National Institute on Aging
  • Humans1

What is Transition to living alone linked with?

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Studies link Transition to living alone with 1 measure, most often weight loss of 5kg or more (1 study).

Weight loss of 5kg or more

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1 study

  1. Transition to living alone raises the risk of weight loss of 5kg or more in humans.

    “For older men, transitioning to living alone without a change in marital status was linked to significant weight loss.”

    Humanswithout a change in marital statusmales

    Social isolation and depression as risk factors for weight loss of 5kg or more among older Korean adults

    PloS one

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