Associations between religiosity/spirituality with insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome in the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study.

ABSTRACT: Religiosity and spirituality (R/S) are central aspects to the lives of many people worldwide. Previous research suggests a potentially beneficial relationship between R/S, mostly understood as religious service attendance, and mortality. Though important, this research often fails to account for the complex and multidimensional nature of R/S. Also lacking is an adequate understanding of the physiological mechanisms that may link R/S with mortality and other health outcomes. Insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome, subclinical physiological processes that are influenced by the types of lifestyle factors and psychological factors that R/S addresses, serve as two possible biological mechanisms linking R/S and health outcomes. This study investigated the relations of R/S, defined as service

SUBMITTER: Masters KS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11844912 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature