Publications by authors named "Christian Temml"
Objective: To investigate the association between lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and both coronary vascular disease (CVD) and stroke in men in a cross-sectional and longitudinal setting.
Material And Methods: Men aged 30-92 years underwent a free health investigation and completed the International Prostate Symptom Score questionnaire. In the cross-sectional part, the 10-year CVD and stroke risks were estimated according to the Framingham risk score.
Aim: To analyze the natural history of the overactive bladder (OAB) syndrome in women over a period of 6.5 years.
Method: Women participating in a health screening survey in the area of Vienna in 1998/1999 underwent a detailed health investigation and completed the Bristol Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptom (BFLUTS) Questionnaire.
Objectives: To define the epidemiological impact of the overactive bladder syndrome (OAB) on sexual life. We therefore analyzed this issue in a large cohort of individuals participating in a health screening project.
Patients And Methods: A total of 2,365 men and women completed the Bristol Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Questionnaire (BFLUTS).
Purpose: Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is measured in circulating blood volume (BV), which is known to have a wide inter- and intraindividual variability. As data investigating the potential impact of different BV on PSA test validity are scant, we determined the relationship between BV and serum PSA values.
Methods: Men aged 41-60 years, participating in a health screening project, were evaluated.
Aims: Nocturia is a highly prevalent symptom in the elderly and a common reason for interrupted sleep resulting in dizziness, worse daytime functioning and higher risk of falls. The aim of this study was to determine the role of nocturia as a risk factor for hip-fractures in men.
Methods: Men aged 40-80 years participating in a health-screening survey in Vienna between 2000 and 2003 entered the study.
Background: In subjects with end-stage renal disease, a high body mass index (BMI) is inversely related to overall mortality, which has been coined reverse epidemiology phenomenon. This study sought to investigate this paradox as well as a possible risk modification by proteinuria on the relationship of BMI with earlier stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) concerning cardiovascular mortality.
Methods: We used the Vienna Health Screening Initiative, a longitudinal cohort study from 1990 to 2006, including 49 398 volunteers (49.
Objectives: To determine the role of the metabolic syndrome (MS) in the genesis of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in both sexes. The MS and LUTS are highly prevalent disorders, both increasing with increasing age.
Methods: Participants in a health-screening project underwent a detailed health examination, including all factors associated with the MS, and were assessed regarding LUTS.
Recent epidemiologic studies suggest that uric acid predicts the development of new-onset kidney disease, but it is unclear whether uric acid is an independent risk factor. In this study, data from 21,475 healthy volunteers who were followed prospectively for a median of 7 yr were analyzed to examine the association between uric acid level and incident kidney disease (estimated GFR [eGFR] <60 ml/min per 1.73 m(2)).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Recent studies question the role of the prostate as the key factor in the pathogenesis of chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS).
Objective: To compare symptoms related to CPPS and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in both sexes.
Design, Setting, And Participants: Participants of a voluntary health examination in Vienna.
Background: Limited epidemiological data are available on predictors of new-onset kidney disease.
Methods: In this longitudinal cohort study, 17 375 apparently healthy volunteers of the general Viennese population (46.4% women, age range 20-84 years, men 20-89 years) performed a baseline examination at some time within the study period (1990-2005) and completed a median of two follow-up examinations [interquartile range (IQR) 1 to 4]; the median follow-up period was 7 years (IQR 4 to 11).
Objective: To analyse over 6.5 yr the natural history of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) of continent women participating in a health investigation.
Methods: Women participating in a health screening survey in the area of Vienna in 1998-1999 underwent a detailed health investigation and completed the Bristol Female LUTS questionnaire.
Purpose: We determined the prevalence of symptoms suggestive of chronic pelvic pain syndrome in an urban population and assessed associations with lower urinary tract symptoms and erectile dysfunction.
Materials And Methods: Men participating in a voluntary health examination free of charge that was organized by the Department of Preventive Health of the City of Vienna were analyzed. All participants completed 3 validated questionnaires on chronic pelvic pain syndrome (National Institutes of Health-Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index), lower urinary tract symptoms (International Prostate Symptom Score) and erectile dysfunction (International Index of Erectile Function-5).
Purpose: We determined the role of the metabolic syndrome as an independent risk factor for erectile dysfunction.
Materials And Methods: Men participating in a health screening project completed the International Index of Erectile Function-5. The metabolic syndrome was defined according to the 2005 International Diabetes Federation consensus definition.
Objectives: To determine the prevalence of interstitial cystitis (IC) symptoms in an urban female population, to study their impact on quality of life and sexual function, and to identify correlates for IC symptoms.
Methods: Women attending a voluntary health survey project in Vienna underwent a detailed health investigation and completed a questionnaire containing the O'Leary-Sant IC questionnaire. Women with high (> or =12) symptom and problem scores including nocturia (>2) and pain were considered most likely to have IC.
Objectives: To test the potential role of atherosclerosis in the development of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), we investigated the association between vascular risk factors and LUTS in both sexes.
Methods: Men and women participating in a health screening project completed the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS). In parallel all individuals underwent a detailed health investigation with assessment of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and nicotine use.
Objectives: To analyse the incidence and remission of female urinary incontinence (UI) over 6.5 years and to identify risk factors for the development of UI.
Methods: Women who underwent a health investigation in 1998 or 1999 in the area of Vienna completed the Bristol Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms questionnaire.
Purpose: We assessed the association between LUTS and renal function in men in a cross-sectional and a longitudinal study.
Materials And Methods: Men participating in health investigation in Vienna entered this study. In the cross-sectional analysis a consecutive series of men were studied and in the longitudinal analysis men were reevaluated after 5 years.
Background: Considered to be a manifestation of a generalized vascular disease, erectile dysfunction (ED) could serve as an indicator for future cardiovascular events. Aim of this study was therefore to evaluate the role of ED as a predictor for coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke.
Methods: Men participating in a health-screening project in the area of Vienna completed the International Index of Erectile Function-5 questionnaire (IIEF5) to assess prevalence and severity of ED.
Purpose: To determine the prevalence of the overactive bladder (OAB) syndrome in an urban population by using the International Continence Society (ICS) definition and to determine its impact on quality of life and sexual function.
Methods: Women and men participating in a health screening project in the area of Vienna completed the Bristol Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) questionnaire. To assess the prevalence of OAB the 2002 ICS definition was applied.
Purpose: To assess prevalence and risk factors for erectile dysfunction (ED) by using the International Index of Erectile Function- 5 (IIEF-5) in men undergoing a health investigation.
Methods: Men aged 20-80 years participating in a health-screening project in the area of Vienna completed the IIEF-5 for evaluation of ED. In parallel, all men underwent a detailed health examination including physical assessment, evaluation of various life-style factors, medical history and a blood analysis.
Objectives: To assess whether the association between lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and erectile dysfunction (ED) is confounded by age or whether LUTS represent an independent risk factor for ED.
Methods: Men aged 20 to 80 years, who were participating in a health-screening project in the area of Vienna, completed the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) and the International Index of Erectile Function-5. In parallel, all men underwent a detailed health evaluation, including physical examination, evaluation of various lifestyle factors, and a blood laboratory study with 14 parameters.
Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine prevalence and risk factors for erectile dysfunction (ED) in men undergoing a health investigation.
Methods: Men aged 30-69 yrs participating in a health screening project in the area of Vienna completed a 11-item questionnaire on ED which was extracted from the international index of erectile function (IIEF). In parallel, all men underwent a detailed health examination including physical assessment, evaluation of various life-style factors and a blood analysis with 14 parameters.
Objectives: To assess the natural history of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in a cohort of previously untreated men over five years.
Methods: Men participating in a health-screening project completed the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) in 1996. In 2001, men older than 45 years with no prostate surgery or LUTS-specific medication before 1996 completed the IPSS plus a questionnaire on several aspects of LUTS.
Background: Analytical statistics revealed a variety of risk factors for hypertension, but the complex interplay between different factors remains to be determined by more powerful statistical techniques.
Methods: Analytical as well as new, explorative statistical methods such as natural segmentation (k-means) and predictive modelling algorithms (C4.5) were used to classify the interactions of the individual risk factors for arterial hypertension in a large cohort of subjects.