Religiosity as a predictor of mortality: A retrospective cohort study in 1519 rural citizens in Greece.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Routledge Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 8807983 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1476-8321 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 08870446 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Psychol Health Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: <2010-> : Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge
      Original Publication: Chur ; New York : Harwood Academic Publishers ; London : distributed by STBS Ltd., c1987-
    • Subject Terms:
      Mortality* ; Religion*; Rural Population/*statistics & numerical data; Adult ; Aged ; Female ; Greece/epidemiology ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Retrospective Studies
    • Abstract:
      Objective: Investigating the role of religiosity in mortality.
      Design: A retrospective cohort study (mean follow-up period 131.2 ± 30.8 months) in 1519 rural citizens in Greece (57.1% women, mean age 56.9 ± 20.4 years).
      Main Outcome Measures: Measurements included education, disease status, body mass index, lifestyle, sleep-quality and self-rated health (SRH). Religiosity was assessed as composite score of praying and church attendance. Cox proportional hazard models were used to calculate adjusted hazard ratios (aHR) for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality.
      Results: A total of 293 deaths were recorded, 59.2% of which had occurred due to cardiovascular diseases, followed by cancer diseases (17%). All-cause mortality was found increased for older people (aHR: 1.10, 95%CI: 1.08-1.11, p < .0001), for males (aHR: 1.44, 95%CI: 1.14-1.83, p = .002), for people reporting good SRH (aHR: .66, 95%CI: .51-.87, p = .003). Moreover, with increasing age the practice of regular exercise decreases all-causes mortality by approximately 3.5% by each year. Participants in the moderate category of religiosity were found to have decreased risk for all-cause mortality (aHR: .61, 95%CI: .46-.83, p = .001) compared to those in the low religiosity category. Cardiovascular mortality was also significantly associated with SRH and religiosity.
      Conclusion: Religiosity predicts mortality, in a rural population in Greece. Deciphering the mediators of religiosity and mortality relationship could facilitate future health policies.
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      Keywords: Greece; cohort-study; mortality; religiosity; rural population
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20160506 Date Completed: 20170508 Latest Revision: 20181202
    • Publication Date:
      20221213
    • Accession Number:
      10.1080/08870446.2016.1178744
    • Accession Number:
      27145688