title: Religious affiliation, health behaviors and outcomes: Nashville REACH 2010.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the relationships of religious involvement and affiliation with health behavior and conditions.
  
  
  METHODS
  A survey (n = 3014) conducted for the Nashville REACH 2010 project included questions about religious affiliation and practice as well as health behaviors and conditions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Bivariate analyses indicated negative associations between religious involvement and health, along with differences between religious affiliations/groups. This relationship changed, however, after controlling for demographic differences and individual differences in religious involvement.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Religious groups share not only beliefs, but also socioeconomic, ethnic, and cultural similarities that must be taken into account in research examining religion and health.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, 111 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37203, USA. David.Schlundt@vanderbilt.edu
authors.forename: David G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Schlundt
authors.forename: Monica D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Franklin
authors.forename: Kushal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: McClellan
authors.forename: Celia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Larson
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Niebler
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hargreaves
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012067:Religion; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013714:Tennessee; D055815:Young Adult