Longevity of Polish male Olympic medallists born between 1888 and 1965

Affiliations

Małek Łukasz A.: Department of Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
Śmigielski Witold: Department of Demography, University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
Krysztofiak Hubert: Mossakowski Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
Marszałek Mikołaj: MD student at the Medical University of Warsaw – English Division
Drygas Wojciech: Department of Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland

Abstract

Study aim: The aim of the study was to analyse the lifespan of Polish male Olympic medallists in comparison to the general male population.

ISSN: 2080-2234 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Special situations and conditions: Sports medicine; Science: Physiology
Website: https://sciendo.com/journal/BHK