Title | Spiritual well-being, religious activity, and the metabolic syndrome: results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Sociocultural Ancillary Study. |
Publication Type | Publication |
Year | 2017 |
Authors | Brintz CE, Birnbaum-Weitzman O, Llabre MM, Castañeda SF, Daviglus ML, Gallo LC, Giachello AL, Kim RS, Lopez L, Teng Y, Penedo FJ |
Journal | J Behav Med |
Volume | 40 |
Issue | 6 |
Pagination | 902-912 |
Date Published | 2017 Dec |
ISSN | 1573-3521 |
Keywords | Adult, Aged, blood pressure, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, health status, Hispanic or Latino, Humans, Linear Models, Male, Metabolic syndrome, Middle Aged, Prevalence, Prospective Studies, United States |
Abstract | Sociocultural risk and protective factors for developing the metabolic syndrome (MetS), a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), have not been well studied in Hispanics/Latinos residing in the United States (U.S.). Religiosity and/or spirituality (R/S), important aspects of Hispanic/Latino culture, have been inversely associated with CVD and multiple CVD risk factors. Cross-sectional associations between dimensions of R/S and prevalent MetS, and its five individual components were examined using multiple logistic and linear regression, among 3278 U.S., middle-aged and older Hispanic/Latino adults from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Sociocultural Ancillary Study. Dimensions of R/S were not associated with presence of the MetS. Certain dimensions of Spiritual Well-being (Meaning, Peace, Faith), and frequency of non-organizational religious activity were weakly but significantly associated with one or more MetS components including waist circumference, diastolic blood pressure, and systolic blood pressure. R/S variables were not associated with triglycerides, fasting glucose or HDL cholesterol levels. Prospective, longitudinal studies are needed to gain a deeper understanding of the nature of the relationship between R/S and health risk factors in U.S. Hispanics/Latinos. |
DOI | 10.1007/s10865-017-9858-7 |
Alternate Journal | J Behav Med |
PubMed ID | 28508383 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC5681885 |
Grant List | N01 HC065234 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01-HC65234 / / National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute / N01-HC65236 / / National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute / N01-HC65233 / / National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute / N01 HC065237 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01-HC65237 / / National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute / N01HC65233 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States 1 RC2 HL101649 / / National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute / N01 HC065236 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States RC2 HL101649 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01 HC065235 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01-HC65235 / / National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute / |
Spiritual well-being, religious activity, and the metabolic syndrome: results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Sociocultural Ancillary Study.
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