Key result
Active NFL players had a higher prevalence of hypertension (13.8% vs 5.5%; P<.001) and prehypertension, but lower rates of smoking and impaired fasting glucose compared to general US men.
Population
504 active, veteran National Football League players and 1959 men aged 23 to 35 years from the general US…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May support BP screening in active NFL players; cross-sectional data leave causal links and generalizability open.
Cross-Sectional (n=2,463)
Yes
Absolute Event Rate: 13.8% vs 5.5%
p-value: p=<.001
Active NFL players have a higher prevalence of hypertension and prehypertension but lower rates of smoking and impaired fasting glucose compared to the general young adult male population.
Andrew Tucker (2009) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiovascular disease risk factors (n=2,463). Active NFL player status vs. General US population men (CARDIA study) was evaluated on Prevalence of hypertension (p=<.001). Active NFL players had a higher prevalence of hypertension (13.8% vs 5.5%; P<.001) and prehypertension, but lower rates of smoking and impaired fasting glucose compared to general US men.
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