Table 2

Number of participants, time at risk, number of deaths and all-cause mortality HRs and their 95% CI's in different sport groups compared to controls

SportsNTime at risk; median, yearsNumber of deathsHR† (95% CI)HR‡ (95% CI)HR§ (95% CI)HR¶ (95% CI)
Endurance sports43749.13260.70 (0.62 to 0.79)*0.75 (0.66 to 0.85)*0.65 (0.58 to 0.74)*0.70 (0.61 to 0.79)*
Team sports102750.36290.72 (0.65 to 0.79)*0.80 (0.72 to 0.89)*0.73 (0.67 to 0.81)*0.80 (0.72 to 0.89)*
Power sports89947.86760.93 (0.84 to 1.02)0.98 (0.89 to 1.08)0.89 (0.81 to 0.98)*0.93 (0.85 to 1.03)
Controls165749.912021111
  • *p<0.05.

  • †Non-adjusted HR.

  • ‡Adjusted for socioeconomic status.

  • §Adjusted for birth cohort.

  • ¶Adjusted for socioeconomic status and birth cohort.