[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.
Chonnam National University Hospital Urology Department Specialist Hee-mo Koo presented a ‘Report on Hypertension and Nighttime Urine Volume’ at the symposium of the Korean Urological Association 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.”
Doctor Koo explained in the report, “The hypertensive patients showed more nocturnal urination compared to the normal blood pressure group because their normal circadian rhythm was disrupted.”