Social connectedness is important for promoting healthy aging among Canadians. However, there is very little research examining whether and how changes in different social ties influence the biological indicators of aging, or how their effects vary for women and men. This CIHR-funded project allows Dr. Conklin’s lab to examine how multiple social ties increase hypertension and obesity using repeated measures from the CLSA (Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging).
Member Involved: Dr. Annalijn Conklin, Rana Madani Civi, Astou Thiam, Sanaz Mehranfar
Co-investigators:
- Dr. Karin Humphries, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia
- Dr. Nadia Khan, Department of Medicine, UBC
- Dr. Gerry Veenstra, Department of Sociology, University of British Columbia
Recent Publication:
- Social connections and hypertension in women and men: a population-based cross-sectional study of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
- Associations between social connections, their interactions, and obesity differ by gender: A population-based, cross-sectional analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging