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Female and male US Olympic athletes live 5 years longer than their general population counterparts: a study of 8124 former US Olympians

Juliana Antero, Hirofumi Tanaka, Quentin De Larochelambert, Maja Pohar Perme, Jean‐François Toussaint

British Journal of Sports Medicine · 2020 · 52 citations · 33 references

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Abstract

US Olympians lived longer than the general population, an advantage mainly conferred by lower risks of CVD and cancer. Nervous system disorders and mental illness did not differ between US Olympians and the general population.

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