Laboratory Parameter Measurements During Football Tournaments, 2004–2023

A retrospective analysis of 564,316 laboratory measurements from a tertiary care center surrounding 19 major football tournaments between 2004 and 2023. The dataset compares event periods to reference periods for liver-related parameters, inflammatory markers, and pancreatic enzymes. It was authored by Marlene Hollenstein and shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Assess population-level buffering of behavioral effects based on comparisons of laboratory parameters during event and reference periods.
• Investigate the impact of mass gatherings on liver function based on ALAT, ASAT, and GGT measurements.
• Analyze changes in systemic inflammation based on CRP and WBC data during major sporting events.
• Evaluate the methodological limits of opportunistic surveillance for subtle health impacts based on the described analysis framework.

Strengths

• Contains 564,316 laboratory measurements, providing a substantial sample size.
• Covers a long temporal range, analyzing data from 19 tournaments between 2004 and 2023.
• Includes primary and secondary analyses of multiple laboratory parameters (e.g., ALAT, ASAT, GGT, CRP, WBC).

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is from a single tertiary care center, which may reflect geographic and institutional bias.
• The dataset is small in file size (17.4 KB), suggesting it contains summary results rather than raw data.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Retrospective analysis of laboratory measurements from a large tertiary care center.

Time Range

2004–2023

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 05:44:12; freshness should be verified.