Increased Mortality Associated With Frequent Night-time Urination -- Nocturia

Monday, April 27, 2009 - 00:15 in Health & Medicine

Patients suffering from nocturia, the need to urinate at least twice during the night, may have a significantly increased risk for mortality. Researchers have shown that there is a significantly increased mortality rate in elderly patients living in a Japanese assisted-living facility who suffered from nocturia relative to other residents.

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