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American Journal of Epidemiology Vol. 108, No. 5: 357-366
Copyright © 1978 by The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health

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CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY IN MORMONS AND NON-MORMONS IN UTAH, 1969–1971

JOSEPH L. LYON1, HARRY P. WETZLER2, JOHN W. GARDNER1, MELVILLE R. KLAUBER1 and ROGER R. WILLIAMS3

1 Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Utah College of Medicine 50 North Medical Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84132
2 Aerospace Medical School Brooks AFB, TX
3 Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah College of Medicine

1 reprint requests to Dr. Lyon.

Cardiovascular mortality In the State of Utah Is among the lowest In the United States. The religion of 72% of the state residents (Mormon) proscribes the use of tobacco and alcohol; a large number of Mormons adhere to this proscription. This study analyzed the 6108 cardiovascular disease deaths between 1969–1971 in Utah of members In the Mormon Church. For both sexes, Mormons had 35% less mortality than expected from US rates for ischemlc heart disease, while non-Mormons were not significantly different from US whites. These results support the relationship between cigarette smoking and mortality from cardiovascular disease. Mormon men also had lower mortality from hypertensive heart disease and Mormon women from rheumatic heart disease than non-Mormons in Utah.

alcohol drinking; Ischemic heart disease; religion; tobacco; smoking


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