Citation

Bauman AE, van der Ploeg HP, Chey T, Sholler G. Med. J. Aust. 2006; 185(11-12): 684-686.

Affiliation

Centre for Physical Activity and Health, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Australian Medical Association, Publisher Australasian Medical Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

17193725

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To review whether watching football increases the population cardiac event risk in New South Wales. DESIGN: Analysis of hospital admissions for acute myocardial infarction, other cardiovascular disease, and other acute injuries at the time of two stressful sporting events in NSW in 2005: the Sydney Swans playing in the Australian Football League (AFL) Grand Final, and the Socceroos' penalty shoot-out in their World Cup qualifying match against Uruguay. RESULTS: There were no increases in any of the studied admission events at the time of, or in the days immediately following, these football matches. CONCLUSIONS: Australians appear to be resistant to acute stressors associated with watching sporting events, possibly due to higher rates of motivational deficiency disorder (MoDeD) than in European populations.

Language: en