Lyon J L, Wetzler H P, Gardner J W, Klauber M R, Williams R R
Am J Epidemiol. 1978 Nov;108(5):357-66. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a112632.
Cardiovascular mortality in the State of Utah is among the lowest in the United States. The religion of 72% of the state residents (Mormon) proscribes the use of tobacco and alcohol; a large number of Mormons adhere to this proscription. This study analyzed the 6108 cardiovascular disease deaths between 1969--1971 in Utah of members in the Mormon Church. For both sexes, Mormons had 35% less mortality than expected from US rates for ischemic heart disease, while non-Mormons were not significantly different from US whites. These results support the relationship between cigarette smoking and mortality from cardiovascular disease. Mormon men also had lower mortality from hypertensive heart disease and Mormon women from rheumatic heart disease than non-Mormons in Utah.
犹他州的心血管疾病死亡率在美国处于最低水平。该州72%的居民（摩门教徒）所信奉的宗教禁止吸烟和饮酒；大量摩门教徒遵守这一禁令。本研究分析了1969年至1971年间犹他州摩门教教会成员中6108例心血管疾病死亡病例。对于男性和女性而言，摩门教徒因缺血性心脏病导致的死亡率比根据美国死亡率预期的低35%，而非摩门教徒与美国白人没有显著差异。这些结果支持了吸烟与心血管疾病死亡率之间的关系。犹他州的摩门教男性因高血压性心脏病导致的死亡率也低于非摩门教徒，摩门教女性因风湿性心脏病导致的死亡率低于非摩门教徒。
