2023
ASSOCIATION OF RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE, RELIGIOSITY/SPIRITUALITY, AND C-REACTIVE PROTEIN IN MIDDLE TO OLDER ADULTS IN THE U.S
Britt K, Boateng A, Sebu J, Oh H, Lekwauwa R, Massimo L, Doolittle B. ASSOCIATION OF RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE, RELIGIOSITY/SPIRITUALITY, AND C-REACTIVE PROTEIN IN MIDDLE TO OLDER ADULTS IN THE U.S. Innovation In Aging 2023, 7: 457-457. PMCID: PMC10737976, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igad104.1503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchC-reactive proteinBody mass indexCRP levelsSystemic inflammationReligiosity/spiritualityCognitive declineCognitive healthReligious service attendanceAverage CRP levelsService attendanceBetter cognitive healthRace/ethnicityMass indexMean ageHigh riskSignificant negative associationReligious attendanceU.S. adultsHealth conditionsElevated levelsMarital statusUnderlying physiological mechanismsInflammationAdultsAfrican Americans
2020
Mortality, Health, and Substance Abuse by Religious Attendance Among HIV Infected Patients from the Veterans Aging Cohort Study
Doolittle BR, McGinnis K, Ransome Y, Fiellin D, Justice A. Mortality, Health, and Substance Abuse by Religious Attendance Among HIV Infected Patients from the Veterans Aging Cohort Study. AIDS And Behavior 2020, 25: 653-660. PMID: 32902769, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-020-03028-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCohort studyVeterans Aging Cohort StudyAging Cohort StudyAssociation of mortalitySmall cohort studiesUnhealthy alcohol useOverall drug useHIV/AIDSSmoking statusMortality riskHigh social supportDrug useBiological markersSubstance abuseLess marijuana useAlcohol usePast yearReligious attendanceLower depressionMarijuana useMortalitySocial supportAssociationAttendanceHCV