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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Mortality of French participants in the Tour de France (1947-2012)
European Heart Journal, Volume 34, No. 40, Year 2013
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Aims In the context of recent concerns regarding performance enhancing techniques and potential negative health effects of high-level physical activity, data on the long-term outcomes and causes of death in elite endurance cyclists are of particular interest. Methods and results Characteristics and vital status of all French participants in the Tour de Francewere collected for the 1947-2012 period. Causes of deathwere obtained from 1968. Overall and disease-specific mortalitieswere compared with the French male population using overall and specific standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) with their 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Among the 786 French cyclists who participated at least once between 1947 and 2012, 208 (26%) died by 1 September 2012. Neoplasms and cardiovascular diseases accounted for61%of deaths.We observed a41%lowermortality in French cyclists (SMR: 0.59, 95% CI: 0.51-0.68, P < 0.0001), which did not change over time (P = 0.70). Itwas observed for main mortality causes: for neoplasms (SMR: 0.56;95%CI: 0.42-0.72, P < 0.0001) and for cardiovascular death (SMR: 0.67;95% CI: 0.50-0.88, P = 0.004), except mortality related to external causes (SMR: 1.06, 95% CI: 0.71-1.53, P = 0.80). Conclusion We observed a substantially and significantly lower mortality in participants in the Tour de France, compared with the general male population. However, our results do not allow us to assess in detail the balance between positive effects of high-level sports activity and selection of healthy elite athletes, vs. any potential deleterious effects of excessive physical exercise or alleged doping. © The Author 2013.
Authors & Co-Authors
Marijon, Éloi
France, Paris
Université Paris Cité
France, Paris
Parcc - Paris-centre de Recherche Cardiovasculaire
France, Paris
Hôpital Européen Georges-pompidou
France, Paris
Sudden Death Expertise Center
Tafflet, Muriel
France, Paris
Université Paris Cité
France, Paris
Parcc - Paris-centre de Recherche Cardiovasculaire
France, Paris
Irmes-institut de Recherche Médicale et D'épidémiologie du Sport
Antero-Jacquemin, Juliana Da Silva
France, Paris
Université Paris Cité
France, Paris
Irmes-institut de Recherche Médicale et D'épidémiologie du Sport
El Helou, Nour
France, Paris
Université Paris Cité
France, Paris
Irmes-institut de Recherche Médicale et D'épidémiologie du Sport
Lebanon, Beirut
Université Saint-joseph de Beyrouth
Berthelot, Geoffroy
France, Paris
Université Paris Cité
France, Paris
Irmes-institut de Recherche Médicale et D'épidémiologie du Sport
Celermajer, David S.
Australia, Sydney
The University of Sydney
Bougouin, Wulfran
France, Paris
Université Paris Cité
France, Paris
Parcc - Paris-centre de Recherche Cardiovasculaire
France, Paris
Sudden Death Expertise Center
Combes, Nicolas
France, Toulouse
Clinique Pasteur
Hermine, Olivier
France, Paris
Université Paris Cité
France, Paris
Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades
France, Paris
Imagine
France, Paris
Laboratory of Excellence Gr-ex
Empana, Jean Philippe
France, Paris
Université Paris Cité
France, Paris
Parcc - Paris-centre de Recherche Cardiovasculaire
Rey, Grégoire
France, Paris
Inserm
Toussaint, Jean François
France, Paris
Université Paris Cité
France, Paris
Irmes-institut de Recherche Médicale et D'épidémiologie du Sport
France, Paris
Hôpital Hotel-dieu Ap-hp
Jouven, Xavier P.
France, Paris
Université Paris Cité
France, Paris
Parcc - Paris-centre de Recherche Cardiovasculaire
France, Paris
Hôpital Européen Georges-pompidou
France, Paris
Sudden Death Expertise Center
Statistics
Citations: 162
Authors: 13
Affiliations: 13
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/eurheartj/eht347
ISSN:
0195668X
e-ISSN:
15229645
Research Areas
Noncommunicable Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Participants Gender
Male