Etiological risk factors in primary nocturnal enuresis Original Article

Year 2004, Volume: 39 Issue: 2, - , 01.06.2004

Müferet Ergüven Yalçın Çelik Murat Deveci Nurdan Yıldız

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The aim of this study was to investigate the etiological risk factors in primary nocturnal enuresis Ninety children with primary nocturnal enuresis and fourty healthy children were included in the study The enrollment began in January 2001 and continued through July 2002 Data were obtained by direct interview with the families and the children and by physical examination and laboratory findings In the primary nocturnal enuresis group 57 8 were males and 42 2 were females; in the control group 60 were males and 40 were females The average age of the patients in the enuresis and the control groups were 8 4±1 9 years and 8 2±1 8 years respectively Family history of enuresis was present 90 in the study group and 7 5 in the control group Sixty two percent of the children in the enuresis group were awakened with difficulty while in the control group 7 5 of the children had this problem There was no significant difference between the two groups in respect to low birth weight and prematurity Neuromotor development and school success of the children and the educational social and economic status of the families were similar in both groups In conclusion we found that family history male sex and difficulty in wakening were risk factors in primary nocturnal enuresis difficulty in awakening family history male sex primary nocturnal enuresisKey words: difficulty in awakening family history male sex primary nocturnal enuresis

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Primer enürezis nokturnada etiyolojik risk faktörleri Orijinal Araştırma

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Bu çalışma primer enürezis nokturnada olası etiyolojik risk faktörlerini araştırmak amacıyla yapıldı Çalışmaya Ocak 2001 ile Temmuz 2002 tarihleri arasında kliniğimize başvuran 90 primer enürezis nokturnalı ve 40 sağlıklı çocuk alındı Çocuklar ve aileleri ile yapılan görüşmeler fizik muayene ve laboratuvar bulgularının yardımı ile veriler oluşturuldu Primer enürezis nokturnalı çocukların 57 8’i erkek 42 2’si kız; kontrol grubunun ise 60’ı erkek 40’ı kız idi Enürezis ve kontrol grubunun yaş ortalamaları sırasıyla 8 4±1 9 yıl ve 8 2±1 8 yıl idi Çalışma grubunda ailede enürezis öyküsü 90 oranında mevcut iken kontrol grubunda bu oran 7 5 idi Enürezisli çocukların 62 2’sinin güç uyandığı belirlenirken kontrol grubunun 7 5’i güç uyanıyordu Her iki grup arasında düşük doğum ağırlığı ve prematürite sıklığı açısından anlamlı fark saptanmadı Çalışma ve kontrol grubundakilerin nöromotor gelişimleri ve okul başarıları ile ailelerinin eğitim ve sosyoekonomik durumları benzerdi Sonuç olarak; primer enürezis nokturna için erkek cinsiyet aile öyküsü ve uyanma güçlüğünün bulunması risk faktörleri olarak saptandı Anahtar Kelimeler: aile öyküsü erkek cinsiyet güç uyanma primer enürezis nokturnaSummaryThe aim of this study was to investigate the etiological risk factors in primary nocturnal enuresis Ninety children with primary nocturnal enuresis and fourty healthy children were included in the study The enrollment began in January 2001 and continued through July 2002 Data were obtained by direct interview with the families and the children and by physical examination and laboratory findings In the primary nocturnal enuresis group 57 8 were males and 42 2 were females; in the control group 60 were males and 40 were females The average age of the patients in the enuresis and the control groups were 8 4±1 9 years and 8 2±1 8 years respectively Family history of enuresis was present 90 in the study group and 7 5 in the control group Sixty two percent of the children in the enuresis group were awakened with difficulty while in the control group 7 5 of the children had this problem There was no significant difference between the two groups in respect to low birth weight and prematurity Neuromotor development and school success of the children and the educational social and economic status of the families were similar in both groups In conclusion we found that family history male sex and difficulty in wakening were risk factors in primary nocturnal enuresis difficulty in awakening family history male sex primary nocturnal enuresisKey words: difficulty in awakening family history male sex primary nocturnal enuresis

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