Spiritual Well-being Religious Activity and the Metabolic Syndrome: Results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Sociocultural Ancillary Study

摘要

The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos was carried out as a collaborative study supported by contracts from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to the University of North Carolina (N01-HC65233), University of Miami (N01-HC65234), Albert Einstein College of Medicine (N01-HC65235), Northwestern University (N01-HC65236), and San Diego State University (N01-HC65237). The following institutes, centers, or offices contribute to the HCHS/SOL through a transfer of funds to the NHLBI: National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communications Disorders, the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, and the Office of Dietary Supplements. The authors thank the staff and participants of HCHS/SOL for their important contributions. A complete list of staff and investigators is available on the study website, . The HCHS/SOL Sociocultural Ancillary Study was supported by grant 1 RC2 from the NIH/NHLBI (Gallo/Penedo MPIs). The authors thank the staff and participants of HCHS/SOL and the HCHS/SOL Sociocultural Ancillary Study for their important contributions. Preparation for this manuscript was supported by NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein Institutional National Research Service Awards T32HL007426 and T32AT003378.