Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants by loneliness at 2-year follow-up
|  | Not lonely at FU2 (n = 4014) | Lonely at FU2 (n = 507) | P-value± |
|---|---|---|---|
Reporting loneliness at baseline | 247 (6.2) | 207 (40.8) | < 0.001 |
Sex, women | 2069 (51.5) | 304 (60.0) | < 0.001 |
Age (years) (mean(SD)) | 57.5 (4.1) | 57.1 (4.0) | 0.03 |
Living alone | 706 (17.8) | 178 (35.5) | < 0.001 |
Housing tenure, rented/rent free | 379 (9.6) | 107 (21.6) | < 0.001 |
Level of education | |||
 No qualification/School | 1281 (31.9) | 189 (37.3) | 0.02 |
 Vocational training certificate | 1274 (31.7) | 152 (30.0) |  |
 University degree/higher | 1459 (36.4) | 166 (32.7) |  |
BMI, mean (SD) | 27.0 (4.8) | 27.9 (5.9) | < 0.001 |
Smoking status | |||
 Never | 2224 (55.8) | 264 (52.7) | 0.005 |
 Ex | 1387 (34.8) | 161 (32.1) |  |
 Current | 373 (9.4) | 76 (15.2) |  |
Fair/poor SRH | 596 (15.0) | 154 (30.9) | < 0.001 |
CPRD mental health diagnosis | 528 (13.7) | 124 (25.9) | < 0.001 |
Psychosocial work factors | |||
 Rarely having choice at work | 718 (18.2) | 153 (30.7) | < 0.001 |
 Lack of support | 411 (10.4) | 77 (15.4) | 0.25 |
 Often lying awake worrying about work | 429 (10.8) | 127 (25.2) | < 0.001 |
 Rarely feeling achievement | 244 (6.2) | 61 (12.1) | < 0.001 |
 Rarely feeling appreciated | 349 (8.8) | 98 (19.5) | < 0.001 |
 Job dissatisfaction | 208 (5.3) | 76 (15.1) | < 0.001 |
 Not coping with physical demands | 1052 (26.5) | 223 (44.4) | < 0.001 |
 Not coping with mental demands | 1144 (28.9) | 237 (47.2) | < 0.001 |
 Permanent job exit | 275 (6.9) | 43 (8.5) | 0.18 |