As ever, they are only interested in men 
This study will use MRI (a type of scan) to look at the hearts and brains of older male “veteran” athletes with and without atrial fibrillation as well as non-athletic controls.
I am getting rather fed up of living in a world with a drip-drip-drip that says I'm not relevant.
I asked about this when I was involved in my last heart research project. The answer was it would have to be a separate project but not enough women (it requires a certain amount to be valid) come forward to secure the funding.
That's surprising given the population is about half and half. Which suggests one or more of:
- the terms of the study are more applicable to men than to women
- the wording of the recruitment poster was more likely to attract men (there's a slew of stuff about how to word job ads)
- targeting of recruitment was in more male environments.
Deliberate or thoughtless, I let you decide.
I put to you the carer wrangling their ?dependent up and down stairs etc vs someone slouching in goal and a poster calling for "athletes".
Or me 20 years ago taking little dears around on the back of the tandem +trailer.
And our own questions as to whether audax is as athletics.
