Why the study?
Does intensive physical training in youth reduce mortality risk and decelerate the rate of ageing in male elite athletes?
Population
1,273 male elite Polish athletes who participated in the Olympic Games from 1924 to 2010, divided into birth…
Comparison
Intensive physical training and participation in… vs General population
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
88 years (1924 to 2012)
Authors
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May support intense youth training to slow ageing and cut mortality; leaves open causality and broader applicability.
Does intensive physical training in youth reduce mortality risk and decelerate the rate of ageing in male elite athletes?
Intensive physical training during youth in elite athletes is associated with a decelerated rate of ageing and reduced mortality risk over an 88-year follow-up.
Lin et al. (2016) studied this question.