Religious Participation, Interleukin-6, and Mortality in Older Adults. |
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| Authors: | Lutgendorf, Susan K. Russell, Daniel Ullrich, Philip Harris, Tamara B. Wallace, Robert |
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| Abstract: | 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 |
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| Keywords: | religious participation interleukin-6 mortality rates older adults religious attendance |
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