Association between social isolation and inflammatory markers in depressed and non-depressed individuals: Results from the MONICA/KORA study

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1701-1707

  Hafner S ^a   Emeny, R T ^a   Lacruz, M E ^a   Baumert, J ^a   Herder, C ^b   Koenig, W ^c   Thorand, B ^a   Ladwig, K H ^a,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Combination of depressed mood and social isolation; CRP; Depressed mood; IL 6; Inflammatory response; Men; Social isolation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

AFFECT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INTERLEUKIN-6; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 80053913025     PISSN: 08891591     EISSN: 10902139     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2011.06.017     Document Type: Article

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