Slight religiosity associated with a lower incidence of any fracture among healthy people in a multireligious country
Abstract Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between the degree of religiosity and subsequent fractures and a decrease in bone mineral density in a Japanese population. Methods We conducted a retrospective longitudinal study at St. Luke’s International Hospital in Tokyo,...
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| description | Abstract Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between the degree of religiosity and subsequent fractures and a decrease in bone mineral density in a Japanese population. Methods We conducted a retrospective longitudinal study at St. Luke’s International Hospital in Tokyo, Japan, from 2005 to 2018. All participants who underwent voluntary health check-ups were included. Our outcomes were any fractures and the change in T-score from baseline to each visit. We compared these outcomes by the self-reported degree of religiosity (not at all; slightly; somewhat; very) and adjusted for potential confounders. Results A total of 65,898 participants were included in our study. Their mean age was 46.2(SD:12.2) years, and 33,014(50.1%) were male. During a median follow-up of 2,500 days (interquartile range (IQR):987–3,970), 2,753(4.2%) experienced fractures, and their mean delta T-score was -0.03%(SD:18.3). In multivariable longitudinal analyses, the slightly religious group had a statistically lower adjusted odds ratio (AOR) for a fracture than the nonreligious group(AOR:0.81,95% confidence interval(CI):0.71 to 0.92). Conclusions We demonstrated that slightly religious people, but not somewhat or very religious people, had a lower incidence of fracture than nonreligious individuals, although the T-scores were similar regardless of the degree of religiosity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4228418fd6b842c39cb089dbc48683472023-02-12T12:15:35ZengBMCBioPsychoSocial Medicine1751-07592023-02-011711810.1186/s13030-023-00265-6Slight religiosity associated with a lower incidence of any fracture among healthy people in a multireligious countryDaiki Kobayashi0Hironori Kuga1Takuro Shimbo2Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical CenterNational Center for Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Research, National Center of Neurology and PsychiatryDepartment of Medicine, Ohta Nishinouchi HospitalAbstract Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between the degree of religiosity and subsequent fractures and a decrease in bone mineral density in a Japanese population. Methods We conducted a retrospective longitudinal study at St. Luke’s International Hospital in Tokyo, Japan, from 2005 to 2018. All participants who underwent voluntary health check-ups were included. Our outcomes were any fractures and the change in T-score from baseline to each visit. We compared these outcomes by the self-reported degree of religiosity (not at all; slightly; somewhat; very) and adjusted for potential confounders. Results A total of 65,898 participants were included in our study. Their mean age was 46.2(SD:12.2) years, and 33,014(50.1%) were male. During a median follow-up of 2,500 days (interquartile range (IQR):987–3,970), 2,753(4.2%) experienced fractures, and their mean delta T-score was -0.03%(SD:18.3). In multivariable longitudinal analyses, the slightly religious group had a statistically lower adjusted odds ratio (AOR) for a fracture than the nonreligious group(AOR:0.81,95% confidence interval(CI):0.71 to 0.92). Conclusions We demonstrated that slightly religious people, but not somewhat or very religious people, had a lower incidence of fracture than nonreligious individuals, although the T-scores were similar regardless of the degree of religiosity.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13030-023-00265-6FractureJapanLarge scaleLongitudinal studyReligionT score |
| spellingShingle | Daiki Kobayashi Hironori Kuga Takuro Shimbo Slight religiosity associated with a lower incidence of any fracture among healthy people in a multireligious country BioPsychoSocial Medicine Fracture Japan Large scale Longitudinal study Religion T score |
| title | Slight religiosity associated with a lower incidence of any fracture among healthy people in a multireligious country |
| title_full | Slight religiosity associated with a lower incidence of any fracture among healthy people in a multireligious country |
| title_fullStr | Slight religiosity associated with a lower incidence of any fracture among healthy people in a multireligious country |
| title_full_unstemmed | Slight religiosity associated with a lower incidence of any fracture among healthy people in a multireligious country |
| title_short | Slight religiosity associated with a lower incidence of any fracture among healthy people in a multireligious country |
| title_sort | slight religiosity associated with a lower incidence of any fracture among healthy people in a multireligious country |
| topic | Fracture Japan Large scale Longitudinal study Religion T score |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13030-023-00265-6 |
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