Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.3325/cmj.2017.58.263
Mortality and causes of death among Croatian male Olympic medalists
Vedran Radonić
orcid.org/0000-0002-2115-2826
; Institute for Emergency Medicine Sisak and Moslavina County, Sisak, Croatia
Damir Kozmar
; Department of Cardiology, Zagreb University Hospital Merkur, Zagreb,Croatia
Darko Počanić
; Department of Cardiology, Zagreb University Hospital Merkur, Zagreb,Croatia
Helena Jerkić
; Department of Cardiology, Zagreb University Hospital Merkur, Zagreb,Croatia
Ivan Bohaček
; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Zagreb University HospitalCenter and School of Medicine,Zagreb, Croatia
Tomislav Letilović
; Department of Cardiology Zagreb University Hospital Merkurand Zagreb University School ofMedicine, Zagreb, Croatia
Sažetak
Aim To compare the overall and disease-specific mortality
of Croatian male athletes who won one or more Olympic
medals representing Yugoslavia from 1948 to 1988 or
Croatia from 1992 to 2016, and the general Croatian male
population standardized by age and time period.
Methods All 233 Croatian male Olympic medalists were included
in the study. Information on life duration and cause
of death for the Olympic medalists who died before January
1, 2017, was acquired from their families and acquaintances.
We asked the families and acquaintances to present
medical documentation for the deceased. Data about the
overall and disease-specific mortality of the Croatian male
population standardized by age and time period were obtained
from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Overall
and disease-specific standard mortality ratios (SMR) with
95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated to compare
the mortality rates of athletes and general population.
Results Among 233 Olympic medalists, 57 died before
the study endpoint. The main causes of death were cardiovascular
diseases (33.3%), neoplasms (26.3%), and external
causes (17.6%). The overall mortality of the Olympic medalists
was significantly lower than that of general population
(SMR 0.73, 95% CI 0.56-0.94, P = 0.013). Regarding specific
causes of death, athletes’ mortality from cardiovascular
diseases was significantly reduced (SMR 0.61, 95% CI 0.38-
0.93, P = 0.021).
Conclusions Croatian male Olympic medalists benefit
from lower overall and cardiovascular mortality rates in
comparison to the general Croatian male population
Ključne riječi
Hrčak ID:
187392
URI
Datum izdavanja:
10.8.2017.
Posjeta: 791 *