Loneliness is often associated with poor lifestyle choices, health considerations such as diabetes, depression, and a perception of poorer health- although causal links have not yet been established, according to findings from a large, cross-sectional, population-based, retrospective study presented here at the 24th European Congress of Psychiatry “Loneliness is a common emotional distress experience, and there is increasing evidence of associations with unhealthy lifestyle and adverse health-related factors,” stated lead author who is a PhD candidate of a Swiss University in Switzerland. Among health-related factors, loneliness was associated with high cholesterol levels (odds ratio [OR] 1.31; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.18 to 1.45), diabetes (OR 1.40, 95% CI, 1.16 to 1.67), self-reported chronic diseases (OR 1.41; 95% CI, 1.30 to 1.54) and impaired self-perceived health (OR 1.94;…