Abstract

OBJECTIVE

In adults, many studies showing the relationship between obesity and urinary incontinence are available. In children relationship between the most common urinary incontinence problem nocturnal enuresis and obesity is not clear. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between primary monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis and obesity

METHODS

Between December 2012 and October 2012, 150 children between the ages of 5 to 15 with primary monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis brought to urology clinic by parents and equal number of the same age group of 150 healthy controls were included in the study. Both groups were compared in terms of age, gender, school achievement, socioeconomic status, family history, sleep depth, and body mass index (BMI). Also in nocturnal enuresis group, whether effect of the obesity on above factors and the number of monthly urinary incontinence are investigated.

RESULTS

Results in terms of male sex, sleep depth, presence of a family history of nocturnal enuresis group was significantly higher compared with control group (p=0,03, p=0,00, p=0,00). There were no significant differences between groups about school success, socioeconomic status, and BMI (p=0,3, p=0,8, p=0,4). Distrubition of parametres identified as a risk factor according to body mass index were made and there was no difference between them. Distrubitions of urinary incontinence frequency of enuretic patients according to body mass index were made and signifcant difference is not observed. There was no effect of obesity on monthly urinary incontinence.

CONCLUSION

Studies indicating that obesity is associated with nocturnal enuresis can not clearly present the relationship between cause and effect. In our study we didn’t observed the relationship between nocturnal enuresis and obesity. This relationship set forth in which many studies may be due to daytime symptoms. Therefore, further study is needed in this regard.