The association between religious beliefs and values with inflammation among Middle-age and older adults.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: Dimensions of religion and spirituality are associated with better emotional, physical, and cognitive health. However, the underlying physiological mechanisms are not well known. We investigated the relationship between dimensions of religion and spirituality with levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), a biomarker of systematic inflammation, in middle-aged and older adults in the United States.Methods: In this descriptive longitudinal study using secondary data, we used proportional odds models of the generalized estimating equation (GEE) to assess the association between religious beliefs and values and religious service attendance with CRP levels from respondents (n = 2,385) aged 50 years and older in the Health and Retirement Study from 2006 to 2014.Resu

SUBMITTER: Britt KC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11390335 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature