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Table 4 Family Characteristics and Behaviors of Nocturnal Enuretics in Comparison with Non- Nocturnal Enuretics

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

Variable

Nocturnal Enuretics (n = 183)

Nonuretics (n = 246)

P-value

Place of delivery

 Hospital

42 (23.0%)

53 (21.5%)

0.029*

 Home

133 (72.7%)

180 (73.2%)

 Others

8 (4.4%)

13 (5.3%)

Full Term Pregnancy

169 (92.3%)

224 (91.1%)

0.633

Type of Delivery

 Normal

159 (86.9%)

206 (83.7%)

0.366

 Caesarian Section

24 (13.1%)

40 (16.3%)

Childbirth Complications

20 (10.9%)

18 (7.3%)

0.193

Family Size

  < than 5

37 (20.2)

58 (23.6)

0.407

  > than 5

146 (79.8)

188 (76.4)

The child sleeps separately

40 (21.9)

72 (29.3)

0.08*

There are family fights

34 (18.6)

26 (10.6)

0.018*

Child is bullied/mistreated

43 (23.5)

27 (11.0)

0.001*

The child empties her/his bladder before going to bed

149 (81.4)

199 (80.9)

0.89

The child drinks or eats within 2 h before going to bed

148 (80.9)

191 (77.6)

0.44

The toilet is close and easy to reach

131 (71.6)

143 (58.1)

0.013*

The child goes to bed at the same time every night

103 (56.3)

137 (55.7)

0.903

The child drinks any kind of Cola drink

89 (48.6)

138 (56.1)

0.126

Did/does a family member also wet/s their bed

83 (45.4)

68 (27.6)

< 0.001*

Consanguineous marriage of parents

117 (63.9)

108 (43.9)

< 0.001*

Relationship of parents before marriage (n = 117)

 1st cousin

74 (63.2)

71 (65.8)

0.044*

 2nd cousin

34 (29.0)

27 (25.0)

 Other

9 (7.6)

10 (9.2)

The mother has a medical condition

17 (9.3)

21 (8.5)

0.786

The father has a medical condition

17 (9.3)

28 (11.4)

0.48

A sibling has a medical condition

21 (12.0)

25 (11.6)

0.04*

  1. *P-value significant at 0.05 level