The prevalence of social isolation in an urban adult population - Results of the Leipzig Population-Based Study of Adults

Purpose Social isolation has strong negative effects on health across the lifespan. However, the prevalence of social isolation is not well known. We therefore aimed to inspect the prevalence of social isolation in an adult population as well as prevalence differences in relation to age, gender and socioeconomic status (SES). Methods Database was the baseline survey of the Leipzig population-based study of adults (LIFE-Adult Study, n = 10, 000). The short form of the Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS-6) was used to assess social isolation with an established cutoff score of