Mortality and Its Risk Factors Among Professional Athletes

A Comparison Between Former NBA and NFL Players

AvJeffrey S. Markowitz

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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This eye-opening study adds to the scarce scholarly literature on professional athletes, bringing empirical rigor to issues often clouded by mystery and hearsay. It identifies socioeconomic, demographic, and career variables as risk factors for mortality among former NBA and NFL players, along with hypotheses to be tested relating to elite athletes and other U.S. populations. A detailed multivariate analysis compares mortality factors, rates, and outcomes within and between the two leagues, comparing them also with the general U.S. male population. The findings and conclusions gleaned from this research offer possibilities for future research to improve health and quality of life in this specific athlete cohort, among athletes in general, in other groups, and in the larger society.Potential risk factors analyzed in this groundbreaking study:· Race· Body Mass Index (BMI)· U.S. birthplace region (Northeast, West, Midwest, South)· Years of playing experience· Playing positionMortality and Its Risk Factors among Professional Athletes will spark interest among professionals and researchers in public health, sports medicine, and epidemiology; current and former NBA and NFL players, their families, coaches, trainers, and union representatives; non-professional basketball and football players, athletes from other sports, and their families, coaches, and trainers; social scientists; policymakers; obesity researchers; parents of children who play contact sports; students, teachers, and researchers in occupational health and racial disparities; and health care providers.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-04-09
Mått:155 x 235 x 9 mm
Vikt:242 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:SpringerBriefs in Public Health
Antal sidor:133
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783319772028

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Idrottsmedicin och idrottsskador inom Medicin
Epidemiologi och medicinsk statistik inom Medicin
Miljömedicin inom Medicin

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Jeffrey S. Markowitz, DrPH, is an epidemiologist who has authored two books, Pigskin Crossroads: The Epidemiology of Concussions in the National Football League (NFL), 2010-2012 (2013), and Lost Seasons: Arrests, Suspensions, Career Chaos, and Mortality Among National Football League (NFL) Players (2016). From 1983 to 1992, Dr. Markowitz was an adjunct assistant professor of Public Health at the School of Public Health at Columbia University in New York, NY, USA.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction.- Literature Review.- Methods.- Description of Study Cohort.- Race.- Birthplace Region.- Body Mass Index (BMI).- Player Position.- NBA/NFL Playing Experience.- Multivariate Analyses of Independent Risk Factors for Mortality.- Comparisons between Former NBA and NFL Players and the US General Population.- Conclusions and Implications.

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