Health characteristics and health behaviours in male former contact sports participants: comparison with general population controls in a Finnish cohort study
In this study, male retired contact sports athletes had similar cardiometabolic and mental health profiles to those of population controls.
Authors
- Jaakko A. Kaprio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3716-2455)
- Urho M. Kujala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9262-1992)
- Seppo Sarna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3458-1627)
- G. David Batty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1822-5753)
- Steven Bell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6774-3149)
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- University of Jyväskylä (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
- Published
- 2024-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2024-222931
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Cancer Research UK
- Medical Research Council