Longevity of Polish top-class athletes compared to other social elites and well-known people in the years 2001-2021.
Int J Occup Med Environ Health
; 37(3): 335-350, 2024 Sep 10.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The aim of this work is to initiate or revive a scientific discussion on the impact of professional life on the parameters of human lifespan. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
Presented analysis is based on 8578 Polish elite or well-known person who died in 2001-2021.RESULTS:
The results of the conducted analysis indicate that in the case of men the highest values of the median age at death were characteristic of freelancers (median [Me] ± quartile deviation [QD] 85.5±8.5 years), followed by scientists and academic teachers of the biological and medical specialty (Me±QD 84.0±7.5 years) and officers of power structures (Me±QD 83.5±8.5 years). Subsequently, the highest value of the median age at death was recorded for social activists (Me±QD 83.0±9.5 years), clergy (Me±QD 82.0±7.5 years) and scientists and academic teachers of specialties other than biological and medical (Me±QD 82.0±8.0 years). Significantly, at the very end of this list are athletes (Me±QD 77.0±9.0 years). Nevertheless, the results of the analysis confirm that professional athletes are characterized by higher median age at death compared to the general population. Analysis made only within athletes group demonstrated that the parameters of lifespan of athletes of endurance disciplines (Me±QD 78.0±8.0 years) are the most favorable compared to athletes of other disciplines, in particular in compare to team sports athletes (Me±QD 75.0±10.0 years) or combat sports athletes (Me±QD 75.0±7.1 years).CONCLUSIONS:
What is new and innovative in this paper is comparing the lifespan characteristics of athletes in comparison to widely represented group of other professions with higher socio-economic status. Unexpectedly, the lifespan of athletes occurred to be lower than for fast all other analyzed occupational groups, except mainly of entertainment musicians. Finally, the results presented in this paper emphasize the need to analyze the lifespan characteristics of athletes in a broader scope than only in relation to the general population. Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2024;37(3)335-50.Key words
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Athletes
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Longevity
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Int J Occup Med Environ Health
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Int. j. occup. med. environ. health
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International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health
Journal subject:
MEDICINA OCUPACIONAL
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SAUDE AMBIENTAL
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
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