Horsepower of Doctors’ Cars Correlates with Cardiovascular Risk and Sedentary Lifestyle but Not with Sexual Dysfunction or Sexual Satisfaction
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Study Design and Setting
2.2. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Participants
3.2. Associations between HP of Physicians’ Cars and Health Determinants
4. Discussion
5. Conclusion
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | <80 HP n = 114 | 80–120 HP n = 175 | 120–160 HP n = 53 | >160 HP n = 21 | p Value | p Value (Corrected for Age) |
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age (years; mean ± SD) | 35.6 ± 7.7 | 37.8 ± 7.7 | 41.0 ± 8.6 | 39.4 ± 7.9 | <0.001 | n.a. |
male (n (%)) | 48 (42.1) | 105 (60.0) | 37 (69.8) | 18 (85.7) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
leading position (n (%)) | 21 (18.4) | 63 (36.0) | 25 (47.2) | 13 (61.9) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
monthly income (Euro, rounded; mean ± SD) | 1800 ± 300 | 2100 ± 500 | 2400 ± 400 | 2500 ± 400 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
scientific output (IF; mean ± SD) | 26.3 ± 61.0 | 25.5 ± 45.5 | 60.8 ± 91.8 | 33.7 ± 42.1 | 0.206 | 0.001 |
scientific output (publications; mean ± SD) | 8.4 ± 20.7 | 11.0 ± 20.6 | 22.4 ± 30.6 | 10.9 ± 17.4 | 0.032 | <0.001 |
daily travel by walking/cycling (no travel, n (%)) | 30 (26.3) | 48 (27.4) | 24 (45.3) | 8 (38.1) | 0.010 | 0.262 |
fitness level (1-very good; 5-bad) | 2.73 ± 0.88 | 2.84 ± 0.88 | 2.77 ± 0.98 | 3.24 ± 1.00 | 0.118 | 0.837 |
BMI (kg/m2; mean ± SD) | 23.0 ± 3.0 | 23.4 ± 3.1 | 23.7 ± 3.0 | 24.7 ± 3.0 | 0.088 | <0.001 |
hypercholesteremia (n (%)) | 9 (7.89%) | 13 (7.43%) | 8 (15.09%) | 6 (28.75%) | 0.009 | 0.001 |
max. weight (kg; mean ± SD) | 74.4 ± 17.0 | 76.9 ± 16.5 | 79.4 ± 15.3 | 84.3 ± 10.7 | 0.004 | <0.001 |
maternity leave (n (%)) | 23 (20.18%) | 35 (20.00%) | 3 (5.66%) | 1 (4.76%) | 0.002 | <0.001 |
current smokers (n (%)) | 25 (22.5%) | 41 (23.8%) | 10 (18.9%) | 9 (42.9%) | 0.148 | 0.486 |
former smokers (n (%)) | 25 (22.5%) | 47 (27.3%) | 20 (37.7%) | 3 (14.3%) | 0.148 | 0.486 |
never smokers (n (%)) | 61 (55.0) | 84 (48.8) | 23 (43.4) | 9 (42.9) | 0.148 | 0.486 |
Arterial hypertension (n (%)) | 5 (4.4) | 6 (3.4) | 5 (9.4) | 2 (9.5) | 0.244 | 0.002 |
sexual dysfunction (n (%)) | 6 (12.5) | 4 (3.8) | 4 (10.8) | 2 (11.1) | 0.191 | 0.614 |
sexual dysfunction (n (% of male subgroup)) | 6 (12.8) | 4 (3.9) | 4 (5.6) | 2 (11.1) | 0.203 | 0.104 |
sexual satisfaction (1-very good, 5-bad; mean ± SD) | 3.23 ± 1.36 | 3.36 ± 1.23 | 3.46 ± 1.10 | 3.10 ± 1.34 | 0.455 | 0.424 |
sexual satisfaction in male subgroup (1-very good, 5-bad; mean ± SD) | 3.21 ± 1.41 | 3.40 ± 1.13 | 3.53 ± 1.16 | 3.11 ± 1.41 | 0.527 | 0.190 |
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Niederseer, D.; Gilhofer, T.; Schmied, C.; Steger, B.; Dankl, C.; Colvin, H.P.; Rieder, J.; Neunhäuserer, D.; Niebauer, J.; Datz, C. Horsepower of Doctors’ Cars Correlates with Cardiovascular Risk and Sedentary Lifestyle but Not with Sexual Dysfunction or Sexual Satisfaction. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 1932. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16111932
Niederseer D, Gilhofer T, Schmied C, Steger B, Dankl C, Colvin HP, Rieder J, Neunhäuserer D, Niebauer J, Datz C. 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. 2019; 16(11):1932. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16111932
Chicago/Turabian StyleNiederseer, David, Thomas Gilhofer, Christian Schmied, Bernhard Steger, Christian Dankl, Hans Peter Colvin, Josef Rieder, Daniel Neunhäuserer, Josef Niebauer, and Christian Datz. 2019. "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 16, no. 11: 1932. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16111932