Dataset Information

Association of Professional Football Cumulative Head Impact Index Scores With All-Cause Mortality Among National Football League Players.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Long-term adverse health outcomes, particularly those associated with repetitive head impacts, are of growing concern among US-style football players in the US and Canada.

Objective

To assess whether exposure to repetitive head impacts during a professional football career is associated with an increase in the risk of all-cause mortality.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study included 13 912 players in the 1969 to 2017 National Football League (NFL) seasons. All cause-mortality up until July 1, 2018, was included. Data collection was performed from July 13, 2017, to July 1, 2018, as reported in the Pro Football Reference.