Religiosity is a potential social determinant of obesity risk among black Americans, a group that tends to be highly religious and disproportionately suffers from this disease. Although religious engagement differs within this group, researchers often classify black Protestants into broad categories, making it challenging to determine which subgroups experience the worst outcomes. Using data from the National Survey of American Life, this study investigated whether black adults from various Christian denominations had comparable odds of having obesity and if these findings were consistent across life stage (i.e., young, middle, and late adulthood). Results suggest that for middle-aged Pentecostal women, and men and women who attend church most frequently, the odds of having obesity were comparably higher than their respective counterparts. These findings indicate that, even when denominational consolidation is appropriate in other religious research contexts, researchers should consider diaggregating black Christians by denomination when examining the relationship between religion and health.

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黑人基督徒成人肥胖的宗派差异：为什么性别和生命阶段很重要

宗教信仰是美国黑人肥胖风险的潜在社会决定因素，这个群体往往具有高度的宗教信仰并且不成比例地患有这种疾病。尽管该群体内的宗教参与程度不同，但研究人员通常将黑人新教徒分为大类，因此很难确定哪些子群体经历了最坏的结果。本研究使用来自美国生活全国调查的数据，调查了来自不同基督教教派的黑人成年人是否有类似的肥胖几率，以及这些发现是否在整个生命阶段（即青年、中年和晚年）一致。结果表明，对于五旬节派中年女性以及最常参加教堂的男性和女性，肥胖的几率要高于她们各自的同行。