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Table 3 Comparison of lower Urinary Tract Symptoms associated with Bed wetting in Nocturnal Enuretics and Nonuretics (n = 429)

From: Frequency and features of nocturnal enuresis in Pakistani children aged 5 to 16 years based on ICCS criteria: a multi-center cross-sectional study from Karachi, Pakistan

Variables

Nocturnal Enuretics (n = 183)

Nonuretics (n = 246)

P-value

Voiding frequency during the day 8 times or more

33 (18.0)

18 (7.4)

< 0.001*

The child runs to the bathroom urgently

39 (21.3)

10 (4.1)

< 0.001*

Burning or pain on passing urine

28 (15.3)

06 (2.5)

< 0.001*

Presence of lower abdominal/suprapubic pain

35 (19.1)

16 (6.6)

< 0.001*

The child leaks urine continuously (continuous incontinence)

19 (10.4)

Presence of grunting or straining

09 (4.9)

05 (2.0)

0.075

Abnormal posturing to prevent urgency/leakage (holding maneuvers)

32 (17.5)

27 (11.1)

0.045

Does the child have day time incontinence (daytime incontinence)

30 (16.4)

03 (1.2)

0.000*

  1. *P-value significant at 0.05 level