[Prevalence of nocturia among people in Auxerre: the French part of the UrEpik study].
OBJECTIVE
To estimate the prevalence of nocturia among men and women aged 40 to 79 years old.


METHODS
A postal survey was carried out in a community-dwelling random sample in Auxerre, France. Nocturia was assessed using the item 7 of the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS).


RESULTS
1216 men and 591 women participated in the survey. Average nocturnal urinary frequency was 0.98 and 0.95 among men and women, respectively. Between the age ranges 40-49 years and 70-79 years, the frequency increased from 0.70 to 1.61 among men, and from 0.72 to 1.31 among women. In the age range 70-79 years, 48.1% of men and 31% of women awakened from sleep to urinate at least twice per night.


CONCLUSIONS
Patients and primary care physicians should be more informed about screening and management options, and impact of nocturia on quality of life and related morbidity.
Fourcade
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Service d'Urologie, Centre Hospitalier d'Auxerre, France. rfourcade@fc.horus-medical.fr
Chauvin
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Gaudin
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Mazzetta
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Boyle
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*