Sports and Clean Environment: Key Drivers of Health and Longevity in the European Union
This article highlights the effects of sports participation and environmental health on the lifespan and overall health of the population of the member states of the European Union. Utilizing data from 2010 to 2022, the study covers all EU countries, offering a comprehensive overview of the regio...
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| author | Alexandra Gabriela Milon Cristian Mihai Dragoş Vincenţiu Andrei Vereş Leonina Baciu Roxana Mare |
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| description | This article highlights the effects of sports participation and environmental health on the
lifespan and overall health of the population of the member states of the European Union.
Utilizing data from 2010 to 2022, the study covers all EU countries, offering a comprehensive
overview of the region's health dynamics. Through descriptive analyses of geographic
distributions of indicators and panel data econometrics, clear continental disparities emerge,
notably between the Northwest and Southeast regarding both the frequency of sports activity
and environmental health conditions. To mitigate the potential confounding effects resulting
from the strong correlations between the variables sports and environment variables and the
gross domestic product per capita, the variables were standardised. This methodological
consideration ensures a more accurate assessment of the direct impacts of sports participation
and environmental health on lifespan and disability-adjusted life expectancy. The regression
results reveal highly significant positive influences of population participation in sports and
environmental health status on both lifespan and health quality, confirming the research
hypotheses. Among control variables, the most statistically significant include health
financing, the overall institution quality, sports funding, and lifestyle indicators. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9545b5689d5a47f1b98eac0adca7b6852025-08-20T03:37:01ZengEditura ASEAmfiteatru Economic1582-91462247-91042024-08-01266797599010.24818/EA/2024/67/975Sports and Clean Environment: Key Drivers of Health and Longevity in the European UnionAlexandra Gabriela Milon0https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0077-6703Cristian Mihai Dragoş1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1552-0490 Vincenţiu Andrei Vereş2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5374-5039 Leonina Baciu 3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4456-5156Roxana Mare4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5532-1192Bogdan-Vodă University of Cluj Napoca, RomaniaBabeș-Bolyai University of Cluj Napoca, RomâniaBabeș-Bolyai University of Cluj Napoca, RomâniaBabeș-Bolyai University of Cluj Napoca, RomâniaTechnical University of Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaThis article highlights the effects of sports participation and environmental health on the lifespan and overall health of the population of the member states of the European Union. Utilizing data from 2010 to 2022, the study covers all EU countries, offering a comprehensive overview of the region's health dynamics. Through descriptive analyses of geographic distributions of indicators and panel data econometrics, clear continental disparities emerge, notably between the Northwest and Southeast regarding both the frequency of sports activity and environmental health conditions. To mitigate the potential confounding effects resulting from the strong correlations between the variables sports and environment variables and the gross domestic product per capita, the variables were standardised. This methodological consideration ensures a more accurate assessment of the direct impacts of sports participation and environmental health on lifespan and disability-adjusted life expectancy. The regression results reveal highly significant positive influences of population participation in sports and environmental health status on both lifespan and health quality, confirming the research hypotheses. Among control variables, the most statistically significant include health financing, the overall institution quality, sports funding, and lifestyle indicators.https://www.amfiteatrueconomic.ro/temp/Article_3347.pdfpublic healthlife expectancypanel datasportsenvironmental quality |
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| title | Sports and Clean Environment: Key Drivers of Health and Longevity in the European Union |
| title_full | Sports and Clean Environment: Key Drivers of Health and Longevity in the European Union |
| title_fullStr | Sports and Clean Environment: Key Drivers of Health and Longevity in the European Union |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sports and Clean Environment: Key Drivers of Health and Longevity in the European Union |
| title_short | Sports and Clean Environment: Key Drivers of Health and Longevity in the European Union |
| title_sort | sports and clean environment key drivers of health and longevity in the european union |
| topic | public health life expectancy panel data sports environmental quality |
| url | https://www.amfiteatrueconomic.ro/temp/Article_3347.pdf |
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