| The interrelationship between hypertension and blood pressure, attendance at religious services, and race/ethnicity. | |
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PMID: 20354789 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The relationships between race/ethnicity and hypertension or blood pressure (BP), as well as frequency of religious services attendance and hypertension/BP are well documented. However, the association between these three factors is poorly understood. Using national data, this interrelationship was assessed in non-Hispanic whites and blacks, and Mexican-Americans (n = 12,488). Compared to those who never attended services, whites who attended services weekly had lower odds of hypertension, as did blacks who attended more than weekly. There was no relationship between attendance and hypertension among Mexican-Americans. Attendance was inversely related to systolic BP for all groups, but more so for whites and blacks compared to Mexican-Americans. These results further demonstrate the benefits of increased attendance at religious services on hypertension/BP, but suggest that these benefits were not as advantageous for all. |
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Authors:
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Caryn N Bell; Janice V Bowie; Roland J Thorpe |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of religion and health Volume: 51 ISSN: 1573-6571 ISO Abbreviation: J Relig Health Publication Date: 2012 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2012-06-12 Completed Date: 2012-10-22 Revised Date: 2013-03-27 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 2985199R Medline TA: J Relig Health Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 310-22 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. cbell@jhsph.edu |
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Adult African Americans / statistics & numerical data* Aged Attitude to Health / ethnology* Blood Pressure European Continental Ancestry Group / statistics & numerical data* Female Health Status Hispanic Americans / statistics & numerical data* Humans Hypertension / ethnology*, prevention & control Leisure Activities Life Style Male Middle Aged Religion and Medicine* Risk Factors Social Behavior Spirituality United States / epidemiology Young Adult |
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P60 MD000214-10/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS |
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