Why the study?
Does participation in world class athletics improve life expectancy and reduce cardiovascular mortality in men?
Population
4,325 Finnish men, comprising 2,613 world class athletes and 1,712 healthy referents from the military…
Comparison
Participation in world class athletics. vs Healthy reference cohort from the Finnish…
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Cohort
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Longer life expectancy seen in elite endurance and team athletes; leaves open whether participation causally reduces cardiovascular mortality.
Does participation in world class athletics improve life expectancy and reduce cardiovascular mortality in men?
World class male athletes, particularly in endurance and team sports, have an increased life expectancy compared to healthy referents, largely due to reduced cardiovascular mortality.
Sarna et al. (1993) studied this question.
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