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Life-style and death patterns of the Missouri RLDS church members

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  • McEvoy, L.
  • Land, G.

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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% lower than rates for Missouri non-RLDS Whites; 19.6% lower than the non-RLDS of Independence, Missouri; and 14.4% 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-signficantly 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% 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.

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  • McEvoy, L. & Land, G., 1981. "Life-style and death patterns of the Missouri RLDS church members," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 71(12), pages 1350-1357.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.71.12.1350_6
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.71.12.1350
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