TY - JOUR
T1 - Increased Risk of Musculoskeletal Disorders and Mental Health Problems in Retired Professional Jockeys
T2 - A Cross-Sectional Study
AU - Mackinnon, Anna-Louise
AU - Jackson, Kate
AU - Kuznik, Kerry
AU - Turner, Alison
AU - Hill, Jerry
AU - Davies, Madeleine A M
AU - Jones, Mary Elizabeth
AU - Delmestri, Antonella
AU - Sanchez-Santos, Maria T
AU - Newton, Julia
N1 - Eigentümer und Copyright ©Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2018.
PY - 2019/12/31
Y1 - 2019/12/31
N2 - To examine the prevalence of chronic disease and mental health problems in retired professional, male jockeys compared to an age-matched reference population. A cross-sectional study comparing data from a cohort of retired professional jockeys with an age-matched general population sample. Male participants (age range: 50-89 years old) were used to compare health outcomes of self-reported physician-diagnosed conditions: heart disease, stroke, diabetes, hypertension, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, depression and anxiety between study populations. Conditional logistic regression models were used to estimate associations between study groups and health outcome. In total, 810 participants (135 retired professional male jockeys and 675 participants from the reference population) were included, with an average age of 64.7±9.9 years old. Increased odds of having osteoporosis (OR=6.5, 95%CI 2.1-20.5), osteoarthritis (OR=7.5, 95%CI 4.6-12.2), anxiety (OR=2.8, 95%CI 1.3-5.9) and depression (OR=2.6, 95%CI 1.3-5.7) were seen in the retired professional jockeys. No differences were found for the remaining health outcomes. Retired professional jockeys had increased odds of musculoskeletal disease and mental health problems compared to the general population. Understanding the prevalence of chronic disease and mental health problems in retired professional jockeys will help inform screening and intervention strategies for jockeys.
AB - To examine the prevalence of chronic disease and mental health problems in retired professional, male jockeys compared to an age-matched reference population. A cross-sectional study comparing data from a cohort of retired professional jockeys with an age-matched general population sample. Male participants (age range: 50-89 years old) were used to compare health outcomes of self-reported physician-diagnosed conditions: heart disease, stroke, diabetes, hypertension, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, depression and anxiety between study populations. Conditional logistic regression models were used to estimate associations between study groups and health outcome. In total, 810 participants (135 retired professional male jockeys and 675 participants from the reference population) were included, with an average age of 64.7±9.9 years old. Increased odds of having osteoporosis (OR=6.5, 95%CI 2.1-20.5), osteoarthritis (OR=7.5, 95%CI 4.6-12.2), anxiety (OR=2.8, 95%CI 1.3-5.9) and depression (OR=2.6, 95%CI 1.3-5.7) were seen in the retired professional jockeys. No differences were found for the remaining health outcomes. Retired professional jockeys had increased odds of musculoskeletal disease and mental health problems compared to the general population. Understanding the prevalence of chronic disease and mental health problems in retired professional jockeys will help inform screening and intervention strategies for jockeys.
KW - anxiety
KW - athlete
KW - chronic disease
KW - depression
KW - osteoarthritis
KW - osteoporosis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85072717121&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1055/a-0902-8601
DO - 10.1055/a-0902-8601
M3 - Article
C2 - 31390657
SN - 0172-4622
VL - 40
SP - 732
EP - 738
JO - International Journal of Sports Medicine
JF - International Journal of Sports Medicine
IS - 11
ER -