Female and male US Olympic athletes live 5 years longer than their general population counterparts: a study of 8124 former US Olympians

202052 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Juliana Antero · Institut de Recherche bio-Médicale et d'Epidémiologie du Sport

Hirofumi Tanaka · The University of Texas at Austin

Quentin De Larochelambert · Institut de Recherche bio-Médicale et d'Epidémiologie du Sport

Maja Pohar Perme · University of Ljubljana

Jean‐François Toussaint · Hewlett-Packard (France)

Abstract

US Olympians lived longer than the general population, an advantage mainly conferred by lower risks of CVD and cancer. Nervous system disorders and mental illness did not differ between US Olympians and the general population.

Topics & Keywords

Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise High Altitude and Hypoxia Travel-related health issues

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volume 55, Issue 4, pp. 206-212

DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2019-101696

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