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Religious education and midlife observance are associated with dementia three decades later in Israeli men

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Beeri, Michal Schnaider, Davidson, Michael, Silverman, Jeremy M., Schmeidler, James, Springer, Ramit Ravona, Noy, Shlomo, Goldbourt, Uri·2008·Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
DOI 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2007.09.011PMC PMC2911134
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Objective The aim of the study was to examine the association of religious education and observance with dementia among participants in the Israeli Ischemic Heart Disease study.Study design and setting We assessed dementia in 1,890 participants among 2,604 survivors of 10,059 participants in the Israeli Ischemic Heart Disease study, a longitudinal investigation of the incidence and risk factors for cardiovascular disease among Jewish male civil servants in Israel. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with 651 subjects identified as possibly demented by the Modified Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status.Results Of 1,628 subjects included in this analysis (mean age 82 at assessment), 308 (18.9%) had dementia. The prevalence rates of dementia (and odds ratios (ORs) relative to those with exclusively religious education, adjusted for age, area of birth, and socioeconomic status) were 27.1% for those with exclusively religious education, 12.6% (OR=0.49) for those with mixed education, and 16.1% (OR=0.76) for those with secular education. For religious self-definition and practice, the prevalence rates were 9.7%, 17.7%, 14.1%, 19.3%, and 28.8% for categories from least to most religious (ORs relative to the most religious: 0.43, 0.67, 0.48, 0.55).Conclusions Examining lifestyles associated with religiosity might shed light onto environmental risks for dementia. Mechanisms underlying these associations remain elusive.

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Authors
Beeri, M. S., Davidson, M., Silverman, J. M., Schmeidler, J., Springer, R. R., Noy, S., & Goldbourt, U.
Affiliations
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
  • Sheba Medical Center (IL)
  • Tel Aviv University (IL)
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2008-11
Volume
61
Issue
11
Pages
1161-1168
ISSN
0895-4356 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.jclinepi.2007.09.011
PMC
PMC2911134
OpenAlex
W2055068186
Cited by
65
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46
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FWCI
0.23
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities
  • Israel Science Foundation
  • National Institutes of Health (5k01ag023515-04)
  • National Institute on Aging (P50 AG 05138, P01 AG 02219, P50AG005138, K01-AG023515, P01AG002219)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Education › Religious Education and Schools
Keywords
dementia, religiosity, religious education, religious practice, midlife, secular education, Jewish men, lifestyle risk factors
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Dementia, Educational Status, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Israel, Jews, Judaism, Male, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Religion and Medicine, Risk Factors

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