An examination of the relationship between multiple dimensions of religiosity, blood pressure, and hypertension
An examination of the relationship between multiple dimensions of religiosity, blood pressure, and hypertension
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DOI：
10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.10.010
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发表时间：
2009-01-01
影响因子：
5.4
通讯作者：
Sternthal, Michelle J.
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作者：
Buck, Anna C.;Williams, David R.;Sternthal, Michelle J.
研究人员已经确定了遗传和生活方式在高血压发生中的作用，但社会心理因素，特别是宗教信仰的潜在作用却鲜为人知。本文分析了宗教信仰的多个维度与收缩压、舒张压和高血压之间的关系，使用的数据来自芝加哥社区成人健康研究，一个概率样本的成年人（N = 3105），年龄在18岁及以上，居住在美国的芝加哥市。在这里研究的主要宗教信仰变量中，出勤率和公众参与与结果没有显着相关。祈祷与高血压的可能性增加有关，而灵性与舒张压增加有关。在模型中加入其他几个宗教信仰变量似乎并没有影响这些发现。然而，意义和宽恕变量与舒张压降低和高血压结局可能性降低相关。这些发现强调了将宗教信仰作为一种多维现象进行分析的重要性。这项研究应被视为系统分析复杂关系的第一步。(C)2008爱思唯尔有限公司保留所有权利。
Researchers have established the role of heredity and lifestyle in the occurrence of hypertension, but the potential role of psychosocial factors, especially religiosity, is less understood. This paper analyzes the relationship between multiple dimensions of religiosity and systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and hypertension using data taken from the Chicago Community Adult Health Study, a probability sample of adults (N = 3105) aged 18 and over living in the city of Chicago, USA. Of the primary religiosity variables examined here, attendance and public participation were not significantly related to the outcomes. Prayer was associated with an increased likelihood of hypertension, and spirituality was associated with increased diastolic blood pressure. The addition of several other religiosity variables to the models did not appear to affect these findings. However, variables for meaning and forgiveness were associated with lower diastolic blood pressure and a decreased likelihood of hypertension outcomes. These findings emphasize the importance of analyzing religiosity as a multidimensional phenomenon. This study should be regarded as a first step toward systematically analyzing a complex relationship. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.