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Aline Ortega Soloaga1, Arthur Duarte Fantesia Costa Cruz2, Elen Viviani Pereira Spreafico3
1Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências do Movimento, Grupo de Pesquisa em Exercício e Nutrição na Saúde e Rendimento Esportivo (PENSARE), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS). Av. Costa e Silva s/n, Cidade Universitária. 79070-900 Campo Grande MS Brasil. aline.soloaga@ufms.br.
Abstract:
We investigated if Brazilian Olympic athletes live longer than the general population, and if there are differences between the types of sport. This is a retrospective cohort study with secondary data analysis. Data from Brazilian athletes of both sexes were included, from the 7th edition (1920) to the 25th edition (1992) of the Modern Olympic Games. Details of sex, date of birth, date of death, and sport competed were recorded when available. Comparisons were made between athletes vs. age-matched controls from the general population; and between sport types (strength/power [SP] vs. endurance/mixed [EM]). Brazilian Olympic athletes live approx. 8 years longer than expected for the age matched general population. However, there were no differences in lifespan between SP (68.8 years) vs. EM (68.9 years) athletes (p>0.05). Brazilian Olympic athletes live longer than expected for the general population. However, there are no differences between athletes from different sport types.
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