Program for Research on Faith and Health, Center for Research on Men's Health, Vanderbilt University, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, TN, 37235-1665, USA.
Center for Medicine, Health and Society, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
J Relig Health. 2020 Feb;59(1):223-233. doi: 10.1007/s10943-019-00762-5.
Recent studies suggest that religion and spirituality can yield health benefits for young African-Americans. We examined the relationship between religious practices, spirituality, and excess weight among African-American adolescents (N = 212) residing in the Deep South. Results from modified Poisson regression analysis indicate that adolescents who prayed daily had a lower prevalence of excess weight (PR 0.77 [95% CI 0.62-0.96]) than those who did not. This relationship was only significant for 12-15 year-old participants in age-stratified analysis. These findings suggest that preventive interventions offered to children and younger adolescents can have implications for weight status across the lifespan.
最近的研究表明，宗教和灵性可以为年轻的非裔美国人带来健康益处。我们调查了居住在美国南部深南部的非裔美国青少年（N=212）的宗教实践、灵性与超重之间的关系。修正后的泊松回归分析结果表明，与不每天祈祷的青少年相比，每天祈祷的青少年超重的患病率较低（PR 0.77 [95% CI 0.62-0.96]）。在按年龄分层的分析中，这一关系仅在 12-15 岁的参与者中具有统计学意义。这些发现表明，为儿童和青少年提供的预防干预措施可能会对整个生命周期的体重状况产生影响。
