书目名称 | Mortality and Its Risk Factors Among Professional Athletes | 副标题 | A Comparison Between | 编辑 | Jeffrey S. Markowitz | 视频video | | 概述 | 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 gener | 丛书名称 | SpringerBriefs in Public Health | 图书封面 |  | 描述 | .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 e | 出版日期 | Book 2018 | 关键词 | elite athletes and mortality risk factors; National Football League (NFL); National Basketball Associa | 版次 | 1 | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77203-5 | isbn_softcover | 978-3-319-77202-8 | isbn_ebook | 978-3-319-77203-5Series ISSN 2192-3698 Series E-ISSN 2192-3701 | issn_series | 2192-3698 | copyright | The Author(s) 2018 |
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