Table 1

Characteristics of participants in the self-reported (SR) cohort and the cohort with administrative record (AR)

SR cohortAR cohort
Loneliness4.14 (1.51)4.09 (1.48)
Social isolation2.33 (1.32)2.30 (1.32)
Female56.85%56.22%
Non-white*2.44%1.98%
Age (years)
 50–5934.19%35.12%
 60–6939.20%39.79%
 70–7920.75%19.42%
 80+5.86%5.67%
Socioeconomic status0.09 (1.33)0.13 (1.33)
Cardiovascular risk−0.02 (0.39)−0.05 (0.38)
  • Results based on 30 multiply imputed datasets.

  • *Asian, black, mixed and other ethnic groups.