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Women who regularly attend religious services live longer

17-May-2016

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74,000 US nurses studied between 1996 to 2012.

Those who attended religious services more than once a week had a 33% lower relative risk of dying over study period.

Difference explained by:

– social support 23%

– smoking 22%

– optimism 9%

The study was published in the JAMA Internal Medicine.

COMMENT: no surprise given other recent research highlighting the importance of social groups for older people

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