Mortality of Japanese Olympic athletes: 1952-2017 cohort study.

Taro TakeuchiYuri KitamuraJunya SadoSatoshi HattoriYumiko KanemuraYoshihiko NaitoKohei NakajimaToru OkuwakiKen NakataTakashi KawaharaTomotaka Sobue

Published in: BMJ open sport & exercise medicine (2019)

Japanese Olympians lived longer than the general population. More frequent participation in the Olympics and higher intensity of sports disciplines were associated with higher mortality.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular events
risk factors
high intensity
coronary artery disease
type diabetes
high school