罗马天主教神父的回顾性队列死亡率研究。

Retrospective cohort mortality study of Roman Catholic priests.

作者信息

Kaplan S D

机构信息

SRI International, Menlo Park, California 94025.

出版信息

Prev Med. 1988 May;17(3):335-43. doi: 10.1016/0091-7435(88)90008-4.

DOI:10.1016/0091-7435(88)90008-4

PMID:3405988

Abstract

In order to test the hypothesis that Roman Catholic priests are at low risk for prostatic cancer because of their celibacy, a cohort of 10,026 men who were active or retired diocesan (parish) Roman Catholic priests in the United States on January 1, 1949 were followed until death, leaving the priesthood, or January 1, 1978. The overall standardized mortality ratio (SMR) was 103 and the SMR for cancer of the prostate was 81. Other interesting findings include increased SMRs for cancer of the larynx (147), cirrhosis of the liver (147), and diabetes (182) and decreased SMRs for lung cancer (59), emphysema (26), and suicide (13).

摘要

为了检验罗马天主教神父因独身而患前列腺癌风险较低这一假设，对1949年1月1日时在美国活跃或退休的教区（教区）罗马天主教神父组成的10026名男性队列进行了随访，直至其死亡、离开神职或1978年1月1日。总体标准化死亡率（SMR）为103，前列腺癌的SMR为81。其他有趣的发现包括喉癌（147）、肝硬化（147）和糖尿病（182）的SMR升高，以及肺癌（59）、肺气肿（26）和自杀（13）的SMR降低。