Why the study?
Does participation in professional American football or soccer reduce mortality from mental disorders and suicide in male athletes?
Does participation in professional American football or soccer reduce mortality from mental disorders and suicide in male athletes?
Professional participation in American football or soccer may be associated with reduced mortality from mental disorders, suicide, CVD, and cancer.
May inform athlete mental health policies; extends mortality benefits to suicide and mental disorders in professional male athletes.
Participation of male athletes in American football or soccer at the professional level might confer a certain protective effect against mortality from mental disorders or suicide, besides its association with a lower risk of all-cause, CVD, or cancer-related mortality.
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