Hvistendahl Gitte M, Djurhuus Jens C
Institute of Experimental Clinical Research, Aarhus University Hospital--Skejby, Denmark.
Int Urol Nephrol. 2002;33(1):179-86. doi: 10.1023/a:1014440410917.
Many elderly experience nocturia to such a degree that it influences their quality of life. Different studies use equivocal definitions when trying to analyze data on nocturia. The literature on etiology of female nocturia is sparse, whereas male nocturia has been studied rather extensively because of the association with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). At present the few studies on female nocturia questions the fact that male and female nocturia have identical etiologies. This review will go through the present reports on prevalence and etiology of nocturia among women with reference to the male situation.
许多老年人经历夜尿症的程度会影响他们的生活质量。不同的研究在分析夜尿症数据时使用的定义不明确。关于女性夜尿症病因的文献很少，而男性夜尿症由于与下尿路症状（LUTS）相关，已经得到了较为广泛的研究。目前，关于女性夜尿症的少数研究对男性和女性夜尿症病因相同这一事实提出了质疑。本综述将参考男性的情况，梳理目前关于女性夜尿症患病率和病因的报告。
