Key result
Watching England lose to Argentina in a penalty shoot-out during the 1998 World Cup was associated with a 25% increase in hospital admissions for acute myocardial infarction (RR 1.25).
Why the study?
Does watching an important football match with a penalty shoot-out increase hospital admissions for acute myocardial infarction in the English population aged 15-64?
Population
Men and women aged 15 to 64 years in England, using data from the Department of Health's health episodes…
Comparison
The day of and the two days following England's… vs Admissions on unexposed comparison days…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Up to 5 days post-match
Authors
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Emotional stress from major matches may trigger MI admissions; extends observational stress-MI links but leaves causality and generalizability open.
Observational (n=81,433)
Does watching an important football match with a penalty shoot-out increase hospital admissions for acute myocardial infarction in the English population aged 15-64?
Relative Risk: 1.25 (95% CI 1.08–1.44)
p-value: p=0.007
Intense emotional reactions, such as watching a national football team lose a crucial match in a penalty shoot-out, can trigger acute myocardial infarction.
Douglas Carroll (2002) conducted an observational in Acute myocardial infarction (n=81,433). Watching England's 1998 World Cup football matches (loss to Argentina) vs. Unexposed days (same time in previous/following years and preceding month) was evaluated on Hospital admissions for acute myocardial infarction (RR 1.25, 95% CI 1.08 to 1.44, p=0.007). Watching England lose to Argentina in a penalty shoot-out during the 1998 World Cup was associated with a 25% increase in hospital admissions for acute myocardial infarction (RR 1.25).
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