2012
DOI: 10.1590/1677-553820133806818
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Abstract: Purpose: To assess the occurrence and the associated risk factors for nocturia among middle-aged and elderly people from public health centers in southern Taiwan. Materials and Methods: Data were part of our previous cross-sectional study which used a self-administered questionnaire for the assessment of lower urinary tract symptoms. A total of 1011 responders who were at least 40 years of age were enrolled from any of four local public health centers for any reason in Pingtung County, Taiwan. Nocturia, as a d… Show more

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“…Consistent with previous knowledge that diabetes mellitus was known to cause urinary symptoms, we showed that in stroke patients diabetes was one of the risk factors for LUTS. Similarly, we observed a positive correlation between coronary heart disease and LUTS in agreement with other studies . On the contrary, high cholesterol and chronic bronchitis did not seem to be associated with LUTS in stroke patients.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 93%
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“…Consistent with previous knowledge that diabetes mellitus was known to cause urinary symptoms, we showed that in stroke patients diabetes was one of the risk factors for LUTS. Similarly, we observed a positive correlation between coronary heart disease and LUTS in agreement with other studies . On the contrary, high cholesterol and chronic bronchitis did not seem to be associated with LUTS in stroke patients.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 93%
“…McGrother et al investigated both general health factors and diseases that may be associated with urinary storage symptoms in middle‐aged and older women in the UK, which suggested that stroke was significantly correlated with overactive bladder . Huang et al reported that the occurrence of nocturia increased in elderly people and stroke had a borderline effect on nocturia . Itoh et al recently showed that overactive bladder syndrome highly affected the quality of life of stroke patients, which was in turn associated with advanced age and male gender .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Nocturia is frequently associated with other ailments, such as cardiac disease, hypertension, depression, and urinary incontinence, reflecting its multi‐factorial etiology . However, no correlation was found between nocturia and hypertension, angina pectoris, and diabetes mellitus (DM) in an elderly, community‐dwelling population . Obviously, there are some discrepancies among different studies.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…En revanche, l'âge ne semblait pas avoir d'influence sur la prévalence de la nycturie. Pourtant, l'âge est un facteur connu de nycturie [23,24] et de PN [15].…”
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