Circadian changes in urine volume and frequency in elderly men.
OBJECTIVE
Circadian changes in urinary frequency, diuresis and bladder capacity were evaluated in middle-aged and elderly patients.


METHODS
A total of 2,703 urinations from 50 men (median age 66 years) was recorded with a 24-hour uroflowmetry system.


RESULTS
During a 24-hour period the elderly group showed increased frequency and decreased bladder capacity. No difference was observed in diuresis between the 2 age groups. From midnight to 6 a.m. frequency in the elderly group was significantly greater (p < 0.01) than that in the middle-aged group.


CONCLUSIONS
Increased frequency in the elderly group during these hours was primarily due to an increase in diuresis.
Nakamura
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S
Department of Urology, Jichi Medical School, University of Tokyo, Japan.
Kobayashi
Y
Y
Tozuka
K
K
Tokue
A
A
Kimura
A
A
Hamada
C
C
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014554:Urination / Q000502:physiology*; D014556:Urine; D014563:Urodynamics / Q000502:physiology*