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Former male NFL players (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a013\u00a0217) had a lower risk of mortality from mental disorders (standard mortality rate [SMR]\u00a0=\u00a00.30; 0.12\u20130.77; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.012) and suicide (SMR\u00a0=\u00a00.54; 0.37\u20130.78; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001) than the general population. This finding was also corroborated in male soccer players (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a013,065; SMR\u00a0=\u00a00.55; 0.46\u20130.67; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001). Male athletes participating in sports associated with repeated head impacts (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a018,606) had also a lower risk of all\u2010cause, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and cancer mortality (all <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.01) than the general population.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Participation of male athletes in American football or soccer at the professional level might confer a certain protective effect against mortality from mental disorders or suicide, besides its association with a lower risk of all\u2010cause, CVD, or cancer\u2010related mortality.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/sms.14038","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,8,20]],"date-time":"2021-08-20T19:30:13Z","timestamp":1629487813000},"page":"2241-2248","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":22,"title":["Mortality from mental 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