All-cause and disease-specific mortality among male, former elite athletes: an average 50-year follow-up

Aim

To investigate life expectancy and mortality among former elite athletes and controls.

Methods

HR analysis of cause-specific deaths sourced from the national death registry for former Finnish male endurance, team and power sports athletes (N=2363) and controls (N=1657). The median follow-up time was 50 years.

Results

Median life expectancy was higher in the endurance (79.1 years, 95% CI 76.6 to 80.6) and team...