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- Title
Social Health and Its Influence on Metabolic Health Among a Rural Population: A Cross-Sectional Study.
- Authors
Delolmo-Romero, Sara; Correa-Rodríguez, María; Sánchez-Martínez, M-Cristina; Gil-Gutiérrez, Rocío; Ortego-Centeno, Norberto; Rueda-Medina, Blanca
- Abstract
The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in a Spanish rural population and assess differences in prevalence according to loneliness level, social isolation, and social support. This is a cross-sectional study of 310 patients. MetS was defined by National Cholesterol Education Program–Third Adult Treatment Panel. The UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) Loneliness Scale, Multidimensional Scale of Social Support, and Lubben Social Network Scale were used to assess loneliness, perceived social support, and social isolation. Almost half of the participants fulfilled MetS diagnosis criteria. Subjects with MetS showed significantly higher levels of loneliness, less social support, and greater social isolation. Systolic blood pressure was significantly higher in socially isolated rural adults. Environmental factors may play a key role in the prevalence of MetS, so specific screening and prevention programs could help health professionals prevent the increasing rates of MetS in rural populations under these socially specific conditions of vulnerability.
- Subjects
SPAIN; METABOLIC syndrome risk factors; KRUSKAL-Wallis Test; SOCIAL support; CROSS-sectional method; RURAL conditions; MANN Whitney U Test; FISHER exact test; SOCIAL isolation; RISK assessment; METABOLIC syndrome; LONELINESS; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; BLOOD pressure measurement; RURAL population
- Publication
Clinical Nursing Research, 2024, Vol 33, Issue 1, p9
- ISSN
1054-7738
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/10547738231184935