12/20/2023 0 Comments Average pro boxer lifespan![]() ![]() In this study, we focus on mortality of previously elite athletes.Īn important challenge to mortality research in sport is the lack of data on the health behaviors of athletes post retirement. Attaining a complete understanding of an athlete’s lifespan requires knowledge of the inherent complexity of relationships that link hereditary and environmental characteristics to developmental outcomes. This lack of information about later phases of athletes’ lifespans may be attributable to several factors, such as the greater access to athletes during their competitive careers as well as the preponderance of participation- and performance-based theories focusing on elements related to understanding the antecedents of sporting success (e.g., ). For instance, our knowledge of how participation in elite sport affects lifespan longevity is particularly incomplete. Interestingly, insight into post-career outcomes is significantly limited. Researchers have given considerable attention to the athlete development process (e.g., positive youth development through sport) (see ). Several mechanisms within and between sports may have powerful effects on the overall lifespan longevities of players (e.g., type of sport, playing position, race, and energy system).įuture research on mortality in elite athletes would benefit from more comprehensive statistical measures and reliable databases to determine potential mechanisms that may influence mortality trends and causes in both athlete and non-athlete samples. Key PointsĪ majority of studies included in this review reported superior lifespan longevity outcomes for elite athletes compared to age- and sex-matched controls from the general population and other athletes. Participation in elite sport is generally favorable to lifespan longevity. Conclusionsįuture research into the mechanisms that may affect mortality risk is important for a better understanding of life expectancies in both eminent and non-eminent populations. Considerable support was found for superior longevity outcomes for elite athletes, particularly those in endurance and mixed sports. A variety of mechanisms have attempted to explain mortality risk (e.g., handedness, playing position, achievement, etc.). Baseball, football, soccer, basketball, and cycling had the most reported data on elite athletes’ lifespan longevities. Resultsįifty-four peer-reviewed publications and three articles from online sources met the criteria for inclusion. The inclusion criteria were the following: (1) publication year 1980 or later (2) the study examined elite-level athletes and (3) outcome data measured mortality/longevity trends and/or causes. Seventeen additional articles were retrieved from reference lists found in these papers and a general web search. Keywords athletes, death, elite, “high performance” life expect*, longevity, mortality, players, professional, and sport were used to locate research articles. MethodsĮnglish language articles were searched using the Web of Science database. ![]() Our objective was to identify, collate, and disseminate a comprehensive list of risk factors associated with longevity and trends and causes of mortality among elite athletes. In this review, we consider the relationship between participation at elite levels of sport and mortality risk relative to other athletes and age- and sex-matched controls from the general population. Understanding of an athlete’s lifespan is limited with a much more sophisticated knowledge of their competitive careers and little knowledge of post-career outcomes. "Real Dog's," don't tend to live long, it seem's? You spend a lot of time and effort "working/training" them and one day "always," sooner then you expect they are. and still "Walk!" Your doing great! It just seem's to be the way it is? Still "I" don't consider 85 lbs' a "Large Breed Dog?" "Technically Boxer's are "medium breed" dog's? So you know they should live longer? But sigh "apparently," cuz of "other issue's," if your Boxer can make it to the 10 year mark. everything is relative? Irish Wolfhound's, life expectancy is 6 to 8 year's on Average! Now that suck's! Typically the larger the dog the shorter the life expectancy? Boxer's are not "Large Breed Dog's!" Although, yeah male Male Boxer's compared to the girl's are "Freaking Huge! I could not it do as a "choice," myself but of course if I, stumble across a "Stray In Need,". Click to expand.Well con!graduations, and Happy B-Day, to your girl You deserve extra credit for taking on senior dog's! It takes a pretty special person to be willing do that! ![]()
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