PREVALENCE OF DIABETES, HYPERTENSION, AND ISCHEMIC-HEART-DISEASE IN FORMER ELITE ATHLETES

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KUJALA, UM [1 ]
KAPRIO, J [1 ]
TAIMELA, S [1 ]
SARNA, S [1 ]
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[1] UNIV HELSINKI,DEPT PUBL HLTH,SF-00250 HELSINKI,FINLAND
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METABOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL | 1994年 / 43卷 / 10期
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10.1016/0026-0495(94)90219-4
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Diabetes, hypertension, and ischemic heart disease are less frequent among physically active subjects. The aim of the present national population-based study was to compare the prevalence of these three diseases between former Finnish elite athletes and referents. The subjects consisted of surviving former male athletes who represented Finland between the years 1920 and 1965 at least once in international competitions and referents who at the age of 20 were classified as completely healthy at a medical examination, and who responded to a questionnaire in 1985 (athletes, n = 1,282; referents n = 777). In 1985, they completed a questionnaire with medical, life style, and psychosocial items; at that time, the leisure physical activity was greater in previous athletes than in referents. The presence or absence of the three diseases was identified from the questionnaire or from at least one of three registers: Finnish hospital inpatient discharge register, reimbursable medication register, and disability pension register. When compared with referents, both endurance and mixed-sports athletes had tower age-adjusted odds ratios (ORs) for all studied diseases. Compared with referents, power-sports athletes had a higher risk for high body mass index (BMI) but a lower risk for ischemic heart disease. Subjects with high BMI had an increased risk for all three diseases. Smokers had a higher risk for diabetes and ischemic heart disease compared with those who were never smokers. After adjustments for age, BMI, smoking history, and occupational group, compared with referents, former endurance athletes had the lowest ORs for diabetes (OR 0.24; 95% confidence interval, 0.07 to 0.81) and ischemic heart disease (OR 0.33; 0.18 to 0.61). Our study design does not permit us to distinguish whether exercise itself or other factors are the most important protective mechanisms. In particular, it was not possible to evaluate the possible genetic selection bias. We conclude that past participation in top-level aerobic sports is associated with a low prevalence of the studied diseases, which is likely to be explained by high leisure-time physical exercise and other life-style factors having health benefits. Copyright (C) 1994 by W.B. Saunders Company
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