Life-style and death patterns of the Missouri RLDS church members
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11039643 |
|---|---|
| Authors | L McEvoy, Linda K McEvoy (0000-0003-4583-7798), Gary Land |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 1350-1357 |
| Publication date | 1981-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.71.12.1350 |
| PMID | 7316000 |
| OpenAlex | W2079865903 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 11 |
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
Mortality rate · Population · Sociology · Demography · Diverticular Disease and Complications · Medicine · Pelvic floor disorders treatments · Gerontology
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
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| Citation span | 1987 - 1987 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |