Participation in football and health-related quality of life among middle-aged and older men
Findings suggest that middle-aged and older men who are registered football players had better HRQOL in the mental aspect compared with those without any exercise habits and to those who engage in individual sports, although the cross-sectional design could not establish causality.
Authors
- Yoshihiko Ishihara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5645-4891)
- Ryuichi Sawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4624-767X)
- Hiroshi Ikeda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7187-1722)
- Takayuki Miyamori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3498-8080)
- Masafumi Yoshimura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4846-5037)
- Yu Shimasaki
- Nozomu Hasegawa
- Junko Imai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4642-8355)
- Kohzo Tashima
- Masashi Nagao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8909-4650)
- Takeshi Ono
Institutions
- Tokyo Denki University (JP)
- Juntendo University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2024-002007
- Primary Topic
- Physical Activity and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00