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Does The Prescriptive Lifestyle Of Seventh-Day Adventists Provide "Immunity" From The Secular Effects Of Changes In Bmi?, Lillian M. Kent, Anthony Worsley
Does The Prescriptive Lifestyle Of Seventh-Day Adventists Provide "Immunity" From The Secular Effects Of Changes In Bmi?, Lillian M. Kent, Anthony Worsley
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Objective: To examine the effect of Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) membership on ‘immunity’ to the secular effects of changes in BMI. Design: Three independent, cross-sectional, screening surveys conducted by Sydney Adventist Hospital in 1976, 1986 and 1988 and a survey conducted among residents of Melbourne in 2006. Subjects: Two hundred and fifty-two SDA and 464 non-SDA in 1976; 166 SDA and 291 non-SDA in 1986; 120 SDA and 300-non SDA in 1988; and 251 SDA and 294 non-SDA in 2006. Measurements: Height and weight measured by hospital staff in 1976, 1986 and 1988; self-reported by respondents in …