Horsepower of Doctors’ Cars Correlates with Cardiovascular Risk and Sedentary Lifestyle but Not with Sexual Dysfunction or Sexual Satisfaction
<b>Background:</b> The horsepower not only of doctors’ cars correlates with personal income and social status. However, no clear relationship has previously been described between the horsepower of doctors’ cars and cardiovascular health or sexual dysfunction and/or s...
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doaj-09509da9542d49488194058a905f99f92020-11-25T01:51:15ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1660-46012019-05-011611193210.3390/ijerph16111932ijerph16111932Horsepower of Doctors’ Cars Correlates with Cardiovascular Risk and Sedentary Lifestyle but Not with Sexual Dysfunction or Sexual SatisfactionDavid Niederseer0Thomas Gilhofer1Christian Schmied2Bernhard Steger3Christian Dankl4Hans Peter Colvin5Josef Rieder6Daniel Neunhäuserer7Josef Niebauer8Christian Datz9Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, SwitzerlandDepartment of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, SwitzerlandDepartment of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, SwitzerlandDepartment of Ophtalmology, Medical University Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, AustriaPrecise TV Ltd., 2 Riding House Street, Henry Wood House, London W1W 7FA, UKDepartment of Ophtalmology, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Muellner Hauptstrasse 48, 5020 Salzburg, AustriaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Medical University Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, AustriaSport and Exercise Medicine Division, Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padova, ItalyInstitute of Sports Medicine, Prevention and Rehabilitation, Paracelsus Medical University of Salzburg, Lindhofstraße 20, 5020 Salzburg, AustriaDepartment of Internal Medicine, General Hospital Oberndorf, Teaching Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University, Paracelsusstrasse 20, 5110 Oberndorf, Austria<b>Background:</b> The horsepower not only of doctors’ cars correlates with personal income and social status. However, no clear relationship has previously been described between the horsepower of doctors’ cars and cardiovascular health or sexual dysfunction and/or satisfaction. <b>Objective:</b> Cross-sectional online survey to evaluate associations between self-reported horsepower of physicians’ cars and health aspects. <b>Methods:</b> Of 1877 physicians from the two University-Hospitals in Austria that were asked to participate in the study, 363 (37.7 ± 8.0 years, 208 (57.3%) men) were included into the final analysis. <b>Results:</b> Physicians that own a car with a stronger engine were significantly older, were more often male, had more often a leading position, had a higher monthly income (all <i>p</i> < 0.001), had a higher scientific output (<i>p</i> = 0.030), and had hypercholesteremia more often (<i>p</i> = 0.009). They also tended to have a higher body mass index (<i>p</i> = 0.088), reported a higher maximum weight in previous years (<i>p</i> = 0.004) and less often reported regular healthy commuting to and from work (<i>p</i> = 0.010). No significant associations were found for self-reported physical fitness, smoking status, and arterial hypertension. In addition, sexual satisfaction and sexual dysfunction were also not related to horsepower in the whole population and the male subgroup. The findings essentially persisted after controlling for age. <b>Conclusion:</b> The horsepower of Austrian physicians’ cars correlates with senior position and increased cardiovascular risk. However, our data shows no relationship between sexual dysfunction or lack of sexual satisfaction and the horsepower of doctors’ cars.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/11/1932automobilephysicianlifestylesexual activitysexual dysfunctionsexual satisfaction |
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David Niederseer Thomas Gilhofer Christian Schmied Bernhard Steger Christian Dankl Hans Peter Colvin Josef Rieder Daniel Neunhäuserer Josef Niebauer Christian Datz Horsepower of Doctors’ Cars Correlates with Cardiovascular Risk and Sedentary Lifestyle but Not with Sexual Dysfunction or Sexual Satisfaction International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health automobile physician lifestyle sexual activity sexual dysfunction sexual satisfaction |
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David Niederseer Thomas Gilhofer Christian Schmied Bernhard Steger Christian Dankl Hans Peter Colvin Josef Rieder Daniel Neunhäuserer Josef Niebauer Christian Datz |
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Horsepower of Doctors’ Cars Correlates with Cardiovascular Risk and Sedentary Lifestyle but Not with Sexual Dysfunction or Sexual Satisfaction |
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Horsepower of Doctors’ Cars Correlates with Cardiovascular Risk and Sedentary Lifestyle but Not with Sexual Dysfunction or Sexual Satisfaction |
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Horsepower of Doctors’ Cars Correlates with Cardiovascular Risk and Sedentary Lifestyle but Not with Sexual Dysfunction or Sexual Satisfaction |
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Horsepower of Doctors’ Cars Correlates with Cardiovascular Risk and Sedentary Lifestyle but Not with Sexual Dysfunction or Sexual Satisfaction |
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Horsepower of Doctors’ Cars Correlates with Cardiovascular Risk and Sedentary Lifestyle but Not with Sexual Dysfunction or Sexual Satisfaction |
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horsepower of doctors’ cars correlates with cardiovascular risk and sedentary lifestyle but not with sexual dysfunction or sexual satisfaction |
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
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<b>Background:</b> The horsepower not only of doctors’ cars correlates with personal income and social status. However, no clear relationship has previously been described between the horsepower of doctors’ cars and cardiovascular health or sexual dysfunction and/or satisfaction. <b>Objective:</b> Cross-sectional online survey to evaluate associations between self-reported horsepower of physicians’ cars and health aspects. <b>Methods:</b> Of 1877 physicians from the two University-Hospitals in Austria that were asked to participate in the study, 363 (37.7 ± 8.0 years, 208 (57.3%) men) were included into the final analysis. <b>Results:</b> Physicians that own a car with a stronger engine were significantly older, were more often male, had more often a leading position, had a higher monthly income (all <i>p</i> < 0.001), had a higher scientific output (<i>p</i> = 0.030), and had hypercholesteremia more often (<i>p</i> = 0.009). They also tended to have a higher body mass index (<i>p</i> = 0.088), reported a higher maximum weight in previous years (<i>p</i> = 0.004) and less often reported regular healthy commuting to and from work (<i>p</i> = 0.010). No significant associations were found for self-reported physical fitness, smoking status, and arterial hypertension. In addition, sexual satisfaction and sexual dysfunction were also not related to horsepower in the whole population and the male subgroup. The findings essentially persisted after controlling for age. <b>Conclusion:</b> The horsepower of Austrian physicians’ cars correlates with senior position and increased cardiovascular risk. However, our data shows no relationship between sexual dysfunction or lack of sexual satisfaction and the horsepower of doctors’ cars. |
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