Why the study?
Does former elite rugby participation affect morbidity and health-related quality of life compared to the general population?
Population
Former elite, male, rugby players and age-standardised general population samples from the English…
Comparison
Former elite rugby participation vs Age-standardised general population sample
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Highlights a long-term trade-off between metabolic benefits and severe musculoskeletal costs in former athletes; leaves.
Does former elite rugby participation affect morbidity and health-related quality of life compared to the general population?
Former elite rugby players exhibit lower rates of diabetes but significantly higher rates of musculoskeletal morbidity and poorer health-related quality of life in physical domains compared to the general population.
Davies et al. (2017) studied this question.
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