McEvoy L, Land G
Am J Public Health. 1981 Dec;71(12):1350-7. doi: 10.2105/ajph.71.12.1350.
Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (RLDS) are dissuaded from the use of tobacco, alcohol, and hot drinks. A well-balanced diet is also stressed. This study compares the 1972-78 mortality experience of the Missouri RLDS with three other population groups. The findings show Missouri RLDS experiencing age-adjusted death rates which are 22.6 percent lower than rates for Missouri non-RLDs whites; 19.6 per cent lower than the non-RLDS of Independence, Missouri; and 14.4 per cent lower than Utah residents. The RLDS display lower death rates than the two Missouri comparison groups for each of seven selected causes-particularly lung cancer, pneumonia/influenza, and violent deaths. Comparisons between the Missouri RLDS and Utah residents show an inconsistent pattern, with Utah residents having non-significantly lower death rates for lung cancer and ischemic heart disease, but with the Missouri RLDS having significantly lower rates for pneumonia/influenza and violent deaths. These inconsistencies are of interest because 72 per cent of Utah's population belong to the Mormon Church which advocates life-styles similar to the RLDS. If these disparate mortality patterns persist under a more direct comparison between the Missouri RLDS and Utah Mormons, they could provide the opportunity to assess the impact of similar life-styles in separate settings.
耶稣基督后期圣徒重组教会（RLDS）的成员被劝阻不要使用烟草、酒精和热饮。同时也强调均衡饮食。本研究比较了密苏里州RLDS在1972 - 1978年期间的死亡率与其他三个群体的情况。研究结果显示，密苏里州RLDS经年龄调整后的死亡率比密苏里州非RLDS白人低22.6%；比密苏里州独立市的非RLDS低19.6%；比犹他州居民低14.4%。在七个选定的死因中，RLDS的死亡率低于两个密苏里州比较组——尤其是肺癌、肺炎/流感和暴力死亡。密苏里州RLDS与犹他州居民的比较显示出一种不一致的模式，犹他州居民肺癌和缺血性心脏病的死亡率略低但无显著差异，而密苏里州RLDS肺炎/流感和暴力死亡的死亡率则显著较低。这些不一致之处值得关注，因为犹他州72%的人口属于摩门教，该教倡导与RLDS相似的生活方式。如果在密苏里州RLDS和犹他州摩门教徒之间进行更直接的比较时，这些不同的死亡率模式仍然存在，那么它们将为评估不同环境中相似生活方式的影响提供机会。
