A cohort study of the effects of social support on cerebral cardiovascular disease in subjects with metabolic syndrome

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 19; no. 7; p. e0305637
• Main Authors: Kim, Sung-Kyung, Jeong, Yong Whi, Kang, Dae Ryong, Kim, Jang Young, Lee, Hunju, Koh, Sang-baek
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 18.07.2024; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Analysis; Biology and Life Sciences; Blood levels; Cardiac patients; Cardiovascular Diseases; Cerebrovascular Disorders - complications; Chronic illnesses; Cohort Studies; Diabetes; Female; Hazard assessment; High density lipoprotein; Humans; Male; Medical research; Medicine and Health Sciences; Medicine, Experimental; Metabolic disorders; Metabolic syndrome; Metabolic Syndrome - complications; Metabolic Syndrome - epidemiology; Middle Aged; Proportional Hazards Models; Republic of Korea - epidemiology; Risk assessment; Risk Factors; Risk perception; Social interactions; Social networks; Social Support; Socioeconomic factors; Surveys; Type 2 diabetes; Womens health; Republic of Korea; South Korea

Previous studies have extensively examined the relationship between social support and various health outcomes. However, little is known about the distinct longitudinal associations between perceived social support and the development of cardiovascular events in patients with metabolic syndrome. In...