Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Stress in Football Referees

A 33.5 KB scoping review dataset compiled by Toby M Plasto, analyzing studies on the cardiovascular health of football referees. It synthesizes evidence on risk factors, psychological stress, and physical demands from a librarian-assisted search of six databases. The dataset was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze the prevalence of hypertension, dyslipidaemia, and diabetes among football referees using the cardiovascular risk factors profile theme.
• Correlate reported levels of verbal and physical abuse with psychological stress metrics within the abuse experienced theme.
• Examine the relationship between distance covered per match and physiological demands using the physical intensity and activity levels theme.
• Study the frequency and context of cardiac events on the football field and referee involvement in CPR response.

Strengths

• Data extracted from a systematic search across six academic databases using the PRISMA checklist.
• Analysis identifies five distinct, coded themes for structured review of the literature.

Limitations

• Dataset is very small at 33.5 KB, indicating a limited scope of extracted data or a small number of included studies.
• Limited to publications in English or with English translation, introducing a potential language bias.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Toby M Plasto.

Collection Method

Scoping review via librarian-assisted search of six databases, with data extracted for descriptive and thematic analysis.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated in April 2026.

Geography

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