University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, 72205, USA.
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14850, USA.
J Relig Health. 2020 Apr;59(2):758-771. doi: 10.1007/s10943-018-0633-z.
Religion and body weight was explored at two time points among overweight and obese African-American adults. Baseline and follow-up data were collected from 26 adults participating in a weight loss intervention and analyzed using multiple regression analyses of religious measures, body weight, and other variables. Frequent church attendance was significantly associated with greater weight lost from baseline to 16-week follow-up. In this exploratory study, religious interactions and experiences may be involved in shaping body weight among African-Americans attempting to lose weight.
本研究旨在探讨超重和肥胖的非裔美国成年人在两个时间点的宗教信仰与体重之间的关系。研究人员收集了 26 名参与减肥干预的成年人的基线和随访数据，并使用多元回归分析方法对宗教测量、体重和其他变量进行了分析。研究结果显示，经常去教堂与从基线到 16 周随访期间体重下降幅度较大显著相关。在这项探索性研究中，宗教互动和体验可能在非裔美国人减肥过程中对体重产生影响。
