Frequency of church attendance and blood pressure elevation

Graham, Thomas W.; Kaplan, Berton H.; Cornoni-Huntley, Joan C.; James, Sherman A.; Becker, Caroline; Hames, Curtis G.; Heyden, Siegfried

doi:10.1007/bf00846585

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Frequency of church attendance and blood pressure elevation

Graham, Thomas W., Kaplan, Berton H., Cornoni-Huntley, Joan C., James, Sherman A., Becker, Caroline, Hames, Curtis G., Heyden, Siegfried·1978·Journal of Behavioral Medicine

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Blood pressure levels were examined with regard to church attendance patterns in a group of white male heads of households who appeared in the 1967-1969 follow-up examination of the Evans County Cardiovascular Epidemiologic Study. A consistent pattern of lower systolic and diastolic blood pressures among frequent church attenders was found compared to that of infrequent attenders which was not due to the effects of age, obesity, cigarette smoking, or socioeconomic status.

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Authors: Graham, T. W., Kaplan, B. H., Cornoni-Huntley, J. C., James, S. A., Becker, C., Hames, C. G., & Heyden, S.
Affiliations: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
Duke Medical Center (US)
ORCID: James, Sherman A.
Venue: Journal of Behavioral Medicine
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 1978-03
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Pages: 37-43
ISSN: 0160-7715 (ISSN-L)
1573-3521
DOI: 10.1007/bf00846585
OpenAlex: W2069470035
Cited by: 92
References: 9
Citations by year: 2025: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 2 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 4
FWCI: 2.86
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations: Journal of Behavioral Medicine (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac Health and Mental Health
Keywords: church attendance, religious participation, blood pressure, hypertension, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, cardiovascular risk factors, white men, household heads
MeSH terms: Age Factors, Blood Pressure, Body Weight, Humans, Male, Religion and Psychology, Smoking, Socioeconomic Factors

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