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Religious Participation, Interleukin-6, and Mortality in Older Adults.
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This study prospectively examined the relationship between religious attendance, interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels, and mortality rates in a community-based sample of 557 older adults. Attending religious services more than once weekly was a significant predictor of lower subsequent 12-year mortality and elevated IL-6 levels (> 3.19 pg/mL), with a mortality ratio of.32 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.15,0.72; p <.01) and an odds ratio for elevated IL-6 of.34 (95% CI = 0.16, 0.73, p <.01), compared with never attending religious services. Structural equation modeling indicated religious attendance was significantly related to lower mortality rates and IL-6 levels, and IL-6 levels mediated the prospective relationship between religious attendance and mortality. Results were independent of covariates including age, sex, health behaviors, chronic illness, social support, and depression. Findings are consistent with a role for IL-6 in processes mediating the relationship between religious attendance and mortality.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Lutgendorf, S. K., Russell, D., Ullrich, P., Harris, T. B., & Wallace, R.
- Affiliations
- University of Iowa (US)
- National Institutes of Health (US)
- Venue
- Health Psychology
- Published
- 2004
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 465-475
- ISSN
- 0278-6133 (ISSN-L)
- 1930-7810
- OpenAlex
- W2095240592
- Cited by
- 184
- References
- 93
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 7.91
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Health Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Aging (AG02106)
- National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH062666, MH62666)
- National Cancer Institute (R21CA088293)
- 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, interleukin-6, mortality, older adults, religiosity, inflammation, mediation, community-dwelling older adults
- MeSH terms
- Activities of Daily Living, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Health Surveys, Humans, Iowa, Life Change Events, Male, Mortality, Religion and Psychology, Rural Population, Interleukin-6, Confidence Intervals
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