TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Death by homicide in National Collegiate Athletic Association athletes between 2003 and 2013
JO  - British journal of sports medicine
A1  - Rao, Ashwin L.
A1  - Poon, Steven
A1  - Drezner, Jonathan A.
A1  - Zigman, Monica
A1  - Asif, Irfan M.
A1  - Harmon, Kimberly G.
SP  - 172
EP  - 175
VL  - 50
IS  - 3
N2  - BACKGROUND: The incidence of homicide-related death among individuals of college age in the United States population is estimated at 15.5/100 000. The incidence of homicide among National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) athletes is unknown. <br><br>AIM: To investigate the rate of homicide-related death in NCAA athletes and to identify associated risk factors. <br><br>METHODS: The NCAA Resolutions list, NCAA catastrophic insurance claims, media reports, and published NCAA demographic data were used to identify student athlete deaths and total participant seasons from 2003-04 through 2012-13. Homicide-related deaths were analysed by sex, race, division, sport, method, location, and circumstance. Internet searches were used to gather case details. <br><br>RESULTS: Forty-two cases of homicide-related death were identified from 4 242 519 individual participant seasons during the ten-year study period. The incidence of homicide-related death in NCAA athletes was 1.0/100 000. The incidence in males was 1.45/100 000 and in females was 0.4/100 000 (relative risk (RR) 2.9, p=0.01). The incidence in black athletes was 4.2/100 000 and in white athletes was 0.4/100 000 (RR 7.0, p<0.001). The highest sport-specific homicide-related death rate was in American football (3.7/100 000), with a RR of 4.4 (p=0.002) compared to all other sports. 88% of cases occurred off-campus. 38% of cases occurred at a social gathering, and 38% of cases occurred in a place of residence. 74% involved a fatal shooting. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Homicide-related deaths in NCAA athletes occur most commonly in males, black athletes, and American football players. Understanding the incidence, risk factors, and circumstances of homicide-related deaths in college athletes may assist NCAA institutions in developing preventative measures. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: University of Washington Human Subjects Application, HSD No. 42077.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0306-3674
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2015-095566
ID  - ref1
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