A report published in the journal Science concluded that social isolation ‘ is as significant to mortality rates as the habit of smoking, high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, obesity, and the lack of physical exercise. ’
Suatu laporan yang diterbitkan dalam jurnal Science menyimpulkan bahwa keterasingan sosial ’ sama signifikannya terhadap angka kematian dengan kebiasaan merokok, tekanan darah tinggi, kolesterol tinggi, obesitas, dan kurang olahraga ’.