subjective replies to 9 year follow up study<p>I couldnt work out how they came to the 56% figure.<p>researchers found people considered lonely at the start of the study had a 25% higher risk of stroke than those not considered lonely.<p>Researchers found that adults aged 50 and above who experienced chronic loneliness had a 56% higher risk of stroke than those who consistently reported not being lonely.<p>How many actually had a stroke?<p>How many died of stroke because they lived alone and had nobody around to contact emmergency services?