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- To the author's knowledge, this is the first book in the biomedical literature that compares mortality between NBA and NFL players
- Elucidates on mortality comparisons between the NBA/NFL and the general population that are limited and outdated in the biomedical literature
- Identifies risk factors within exceptionally fit groups, like NBA and NFL players, that can provide important clues for further study and may lead to preventative measures
- Presents results that can be generalized to the study cohort, as well as findings that may also be relevant to a much larger group of professional and non-professional athletes plus individuals participating in other contact sports
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Internal Risk Factor Analysis
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Front Matter
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External Analysis
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This eye-opening study adds to the scarce scholarly literature on professional athletes, bringing empirical rigor to issues often clouded by mystery and hearsay. It identifies socioeconomic, demographic, and career variables as risk factors for mortality among former NBA and NFL players, along with hypotheses to be tested relating to elite athletes and other U.S. populations. A detailed multivariate analysis compares mortality factors, rates, and outcomes within and between the two leagues, comparing them also with the general U.S. male population. The findings and conclusions gleaned from this research offer possibilities for future research to improve health and quality of life in this specific athlete cohort, among athletes in general, in other groups, and in the larger society.
Potential risk factors analyzed in this groundbreaking study:
· Race
· Body Mass Index (BMI)
· U.S. birthplace region (Northeast, West, Midwest, South)· Years of playing experience
· Playing position
Mortality and Its Risk Factors among Professional Athletes will spark interest among professionals and researchers in public health, sports medicine, and epidemiology; current and former NBA and NFL players, their families, coaches, trainers, and union representatives; non-professional basketball and football players, athletes from other sports, and their families, coaches, and trainers; social scientists; policymakers; obesity researchers; parents of children who play contact sports; students, teachers, and researchers in occupational health and racial disparities; and health care providers.
Keywords
- elite athletes and mortality risk factors
- National Football League (NFL)
- National Basketball Association (NBA)
- life expectancy
- epideimiology
- race and mortality
- birthplace and mortality
- player position and mortality
- racial and ethnic disparities
- years of playing experience and mortality
- occupational health and safety
- professional basketball players
- professional football players
- competitive sports
- contact sports
- concussions
- brain trauma
- chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)
- sports medicine
- sports-related injuries and trauma
Authors and Affiliations
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Health Data Analytics, Princeton Junction, USA
Jeffrey S. Markowitz
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mortality and Its Risk Factors Among Professional Athletes
Book Subtitle: A Comparison Between Former NBA and NFL Players
Authors: Jeffrey S. Markowitz
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Public Health
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77203-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-77202-8Published: 09 April 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-77203-5Published: 27 March 2018
Series ISSN: 2192-3698
Series E-ISSN: 2192-3701
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 133
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 8 illustrations in colour
Topics: Epidemiology, Sports Medicine, Occupational Medicine/Industrial Medicine