Key result
Cardiovascular mortality in France did not increase during the 1996 European football championship match.
Why the study?
A previous study reported increased cardiovascular mortality in Dutch men aged ≥45 on the day their team was eliminated from the 1996 European football championship, prompting reassessment using French data.
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EDITOR—Witte et al found a significant increase in mortality from coronary heart disease and stroke in Dutch men aged ≥45 on the day that the Dutch team was eliminated by the French from the 1996 European football championship compared with the five days before and after the match (relative risk 1.51; 95% confidence interval 1.08 to 2.09).1 We reassessed this hypothesis using corresponding French data. The match had an audience of 4.7 million television viewers in France (around 8% of the French population). We performed the same time series analysis as Witte et al on …
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Toubiana et al. (2001) conducted a letter in Cardiovascular mortality. 1996 European football championship match vs. Days before and after the match was evaluated on Mortality from coronary heart disease and stroke. Cardiovascular mortality in France did not increase during the 1996 European football championship match.
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