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Religious Attendance and Mortality: An 8-Year Follow-Up of Older Mexican Americans

Hill, T. D., Angel, J. L., Ellison, C. G., Angel, R. J.·2005·The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
DOI 10.1093/geronb/60.2.s102
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OBJECTIVE: Studies in the area of religion and mortality are based primarily on data derived from samples of predominantly non-Hispanic Whites. Given the importance of religion in the lives of Hispanics living in the United States, particularly older Hispanics, we examine the effects of religious attendance on mortality risk among Mexican Americans aged 65 and older. METHODS: We employ data from the Hispanic Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly to predict the risk of all-cause mortality over an 8-year follow-up period. RESULT: Overall, the results show that those who attend church once per week exhibit a 32% reduction in the risk of mortality as compared with those who never attend religious services. Moreover, the benefits of weekly attendance persist with controls for sociodemographic characteristics, cardiovascular health, activities of daily living, cognitive functioning, physical mobility and functioning, social support, health behaviors, mental health, and subjective health. DISCUSSION: Our findings suggest that weekly church attendance may reduce the risk of mortality among older Mexican Americans. Future research should focus on identifying other potential mediators of the relationship between religious involvement and mortality risk in the Mexican-origin population.

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Authors
Hill, T. D., Angel, J. L., Ellison, C. G., & Angel, R. J.
Affiliations
The University of Texas at Austin (US)
Corresponding author
Hill, T. D.
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Venue
The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2005-03-01
Volume
60
Issue
2
Pages
S102-S109
ISSN
  • 1079-5014 (ISSN-L)
  • 1758-5368
DOI
10.1093/geronb/60.2.s102
OpenAlex
W2149055705
Cited by
202
References
84
Citations by year
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FWCI
13.82
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series B (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5r01ag018432-02)
  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
  • National Institute on Aging (R01 AG18432, R01AG010939, R01 AG10939-06)
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, church attendance, mortality, older Mexican Americans, Hispanic older adults, all-cause mortality, religious involvement, health behavior, social support
MeSH terms
Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Mortality, Religion, Risk Factors, United States, Epidemiologic Studies, Mexican Americans

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