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International Journal of Epidemiology 2009 38(6):1470-1478; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn244
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Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Epidemiological Association © The Author 2008; all rights reserved.

Cohort Profile: The biopsychosocial religion and health study (BRHS)

Jerry W Lee1,*, Kelly R Morton2, James Walters3, Denise L Bellinger4, Terry L Butler1, Colwick Wilson5, Eric Walsh6, Christopher G Ellison7, Monica M McKenzie1 and Gary E Fraser1

1 School of Public Health, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
2 Departments of Family Medicine and Psychology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
3 School of Religion, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
4 Department of Pathology and Human Anatomy, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
5 Department of Counseling and Family Science, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
6 Department of Family Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
7 Department of Sociology, University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA.

* Corresponding author. Department of Health Promotion and Education, School of Public Health, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, USA. E-mail: jlee@llu.edu

Accepted 29 October 2008

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   How did the study come about?
 
In The Secrets of Long Life in the National Geographic1 Buettner explored longevity among three communities in Sardinia Italy, Okinawa Japan, and Loma Linda California. Loma Linda is largely a community of 7th-day Adventists. In 1969 initial research2 found that among individuals surviving past age 35 Adventist women in California lived 3.7 years longer than their counterparts and Adventist men 6.2 years longer. In a later, larger California sample3 the differences were even stronger—4.4 years for women and 7.3 years for men. Exercise, vegetarian diet, not smoking, eating nuts and social support have been found to predict longevity in Adventists.4 Yet even when these and several psychological variables are controlled church attendance still predicts greater longevity.5

Interest has been increasing regarding the association of both mental and physical health with religion or spirituality.6 There have been a number of literature reviews that have concluded that the associations of religion and . . . [Full Text of this Article]


   What does the study cover?
 
Conceptual model
Aims

   Who is in the sample?
 
Psychosocial manifestations of religion sub-study (PsyMRS)
Biological manifestations of religion sub-study (BioMRS)

   How often will they be followed up?
 

   What has been measured?
 
PsyMRS
Cumulative risk exposure
Religion
Mediating variables
Outcome variables
BioMRS
AHS-2

   What attrition is expected?
 

   What has been found?
 

   Main strengths and weaknesses
 

   Where can I find out more and potential for collaboration?
 

   Funding
 

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