Survival and longevity in professional wrestlers: a retrospective cohort study

Jakob Shean et al.

Occupational and Environmental Medicine2026https://doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2025-110428article
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Professional wrestlers experience significantly worse survival compared with the general population, and the longevity deficit is predominantly driven by increased risk of mortality from cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative disease and suicide.

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@article{jakob2026,
  title        = {{Survival and longevity in professional wrestlers: a retrospective cohort study}},
  author       = {Jakob Shean et al.},
  journal      = {Occupational and Environmental Medicine},
  year         = {2026},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2025-110428},
}

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0.50

Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

F · citation impact0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20
M · momentum0.50 × 0.15 = 0.07
V · venue signal0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03
R · text relevance †0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20

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