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The impact of religion on men's blood pressure

Larson, David B., Koenig, Harold G., Kaplan, Berton H., Greenberg, Raymond S., Logue, Everett, Tyroler, Herman A.·1989·Journal of Religion & Health
DOI 10.1007/bf00986065
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Most clinical studies examining the relation between religion and blood pressure status have focused on church attendance, finding lower pressures among frequent attenders. The present study examines the effect on blood pressure status of a religious meaning variable, importance of religion, both by itself and together with frequency of church attendance. The relation between blood pressure, self-perceived importance of religion, and frequency of church attendance was examined among a rural sample of 407 white men free from hypertension or cardiovascular disease. The data confirmed an interaction between the effects of both religious variables on blood pressure status, with importance of religion having an even greater association with lower pressures than church attendance. Diastolic blood pressures of persons with high church attendance and high religious importance were significantly lower than those in the low attendance, low importance group. These differences persisted after adjusting the analyses for age, socioeconomic status, smoking, and weight-height ratio (Quetelet Index). The difference in mean diastolic pressures based on response to the religious importance variable alone was statistically and clinically significant, particularly among men aged 55 and over (6 mm) and among smokers (5 mm). These findings suggest that both religious attitudes and involvement may interact favorably in their effects on cardiovascular hemodynamics.

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Authors
Larson, D. B., Koenig, H. G., Kaplan, B. H., Greenberg, R. S., Logue, E., & Tyroler, H. A.
Affiliations
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
  • University of California, San Francisco (US)
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
  • The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
  • Ohio University (US)
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Venue
Journal of Religion & Health
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
1989
Volume
28
Issue
4
Pages
265-278
ISSN
  • 0022-4197 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-6571
DOI
10.1007/bf00986065
OpenAlex
W1987146283
Cited by
119
References
41
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 7
FWCI
1.39
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations
  • Journal of Religion and Health (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Religion and Society Interactions
Keywords
religion, blood pressure, church attendance, religious significance, men, diastolic blood pressure, cardiovascular hemodynamics, smoking, older men

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