[현대건강신문=박현진 기자] It was found that men with high blood pressure produced 1.3 times more urine at night than men with normal blood pressure.
Hee-mo Koo, specialist in the urology department at Chonnam National University Hospital, presented a “Report on hypertension and nocturnal urine volume” at the Korean Urological Association symposium held on the 6th.
As a result of examining the nocturnal urine output of 136 men with nocturia more than once in the hypertensive group and the normotensive group, the maximum urine output in the hypertensive group was 925 ml and the normal blood pressure group was up to 694 ml. The urine output of the hypertensive group was 1.3 times higher than that of the normal blood pressure group.
In 2015, the Korean Society for Urinary Disorders and Incontinence reported that 1 in 2 patients with lower urinary tract symptoms such as nocturia were accompanied by metabolic syndrome such as hypertension.
The Korean Society for Urinary Disorders and Incontinence said: “In hypertensive patients, the blood concentration of catecholamines, a sympathetic neurotransmitter, increases, which affects the contraction of the bladder detrusor, causing nocturia.”
Dr Koo explained in the report: “The hypertensive patients showed greater nocturnal urination than the normal blood pressure group because their normal circadian rhythm was disrupted.”
