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Frequency of Attendance at Religious Services and Mortality in a U.S. National Cohort

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Gillum, R.F., King, Dana E., Obisesan, Thomas O., Koenig, Harold G.·2008·Annals of Epidemiology
DOI 10.1016/j.annepidem.2007.10.015PMC PMC2659561
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Objective Few nationally representative cohort studies have appeared on frequency of attendance at religious services and mortality. We test the hypothesis that > weekly attendance compared with nonattendance at religious services is associated with lower probability of future mortality in such a study.Methods Data were analyzed from a longitudinal follow-up study of 8450 American men and women age 40 years and older who were examined from 1988 to 1994 and followed an average of 8.5 years. Measurements at baseline included self-reported frequency of attendance at religious services, sociodemographics, and health, physical and biochemical measurements.Results Death during follow-up occurred in 2058. After adjusting for confounding by baseline sociodemographics and health status, the hazards ratios (95% confidence limits) were never 1.00 (reference); < weekly 0.89 (0.75-1.04), p = 0.15; weekly 0.82 (0.71-0.94) p = 0.005; and > weekly attenders 0.70 (0.59-0.83), p < 0.001. Mediators, including health behaviors and inflammation, explained part of the association.Conclusions In a nationwide cohort of Americans, predominantly Christians, analyses demonstrated a lower risk of death independent of confounders among those reporting religious attendance at least weekly compared to never. The association was substantially mediated by health behaviors and other risk factors.

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Authors
Gillum, R. F., King, D. E., Obisesan, T. O., & Koenig, H. G.
Affiliations
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
  • Medical University of South Carolina (US)
  • Howard University (US)
  • Duke University (US)
Corresponding author
Gillum, R.F.
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Venue
Annals of Epidemiology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2008-02
Volume
18
Issue
2
Pages
124-129
ISSN
1047-2797 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.annepidem.2007.10.015
PMC
PMC2659561
OpenAlex
W2093838162
Cited by
176
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50
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FWCI
10.20
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Annals of Epidemiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Aging (AG00980, K23AG000980)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Religion and Society Interactions
  • Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
Keywords
religious service attendance, mortality, religiosity, health behavior, inflammation, mediation, older adults
MeSH terms
Adult, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Mortality, Religion, United States, Cohort Studies, Spirituality

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