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Thorne C, Nickerson D, Gemmel D. The relationship between religiosity and health-risk factors in geriatrics. J Relig Health. 1996;35(2):149-58doi: 10.1007/BF02354524.
Thorne, C., Nickerson, D., & Gemmel, D. (1996). The relationship between religiosity and health-risk factors in geriatrics. Journal of religion and health, 35(2), 149-58. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02354524
Thorne, C, et al. "The relationship between religiosity and health-risk factors in geriatrics." Journal of religion and health vol. 35,2 (1996): 149-58. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02354524
Thorne C, Nickerson D, Gemmel D. The relationship between religiosity and health-risk factors in geriatrics. J Relig Health. 1996 Jun;35(2):149-58. doi: 10.1007/BF02354524. PMID: 24264634.
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J Relig Health. 1996 Jun;35(2):149-58. doi: 10.1007/BF02354524.

The relationship between religiosity and health-risk factors in geriatrics.

Journal of religion and health

C Thorne, D Nickerson, D Gemmel

Affiliations

  1. St. Elizabeth's Hospital Medical Center Family Practice Department in Youngstown, OH.

PMID: 24264634 DOI: 10.1007/BF02354524

Abstract

BACKGROUND: This study investigates the relationship between religion and alcohol use, sedentary life style, and tobacco use. A survey of 990 noninstitutionalized persons 62 years of age and older was completed. Five life-style questions, three religious questions, and patient demographic information were studied. Results and conclusions were clear. Persons who are married, above the poverty level, non-white, and male are more likely to use alcohol. Subjects with sedentary life styles are more likely to be older, single, non-white, and female. Smokers are more likely to be below the poverty line and non-white. Finally, the relationship between religion and health risks seems minimal, possibly because of a selection bias.

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