Table 2 Demographic characteristic of study population with and without nocturia
From: Prevalence of nocturia among community-dwelling adults: a population-based study in Malaysia
Variable | Nocturia (n, %) | No nocturia (n, %) | p value* |
|---|---|---|---|
Total respondents | 2646 (57.3) | 1970 (42.7) | Â |
Mean age (years ± SD) | 39.14 ± 14.98 | 37.33 ± 13.96 |  < 0.001φ |
 18–30 | 948 (35.8) | 846 (43.0) |  |
 31–40 | 591 (22.4) | 298 (15.1) |  |
 41–50 | 366 (13.8) | 394 (20.0) |  |
 51–60 | 508 (19.2) | 357 (18.1) |  |
 > 60 | 233 (8.8) | 74 (3.8) |  |
Sex | |||
 Male | 1103 (41.7) | 879 (44.6) | 0.046# |
 Female | 1543 (58.3) | 1091 (55.4) |  |
Race | |||
 Malay | 1239 (46.9) | 557 (28.2) |  < 0.001# |
 Chinese | 1087 (41.1) | 1039 (52.8) |  |
 Indian | 253 (9.6) | 342 (17.4) |  |
 Others | 65 (2.4) | 31 (1.6) |  |
Employment status | |||
 Student | 490 (18.5) | 430 (21.8) | 0.019# |
 Employed for wages | 1555 (58.8) | 1095 (55.6) |  |
 Self-employed | 216 (8.2) | 178 (9.0) |  |
 Unemployed | 385 (14.5) | 267 (13.6) |  |
Comorbidities | |||
 Hypertension | 500 (18.90) | 138 (7.0) |  < 0.001# |
 Diabetes mellitus | 369 (13.95) | 155 (7.9) |  < 0.001# |
 Renal disease | 77 (2.91) | 13 (0.7) |  < 0.001# |
 Heart failure | 17 (0.64) | 5 (0.3) | 0.058# |
 Enlarged prostate | 41 (1.55) | 20 (1.0) | 0.116# |
 Overactive bladder | 93 (3.51) | 48 (2.4) | 0.035# |
 Prostate cancer | 6 (0.23) | 3 (0.2) | 0.741ϕ |
 Bladder cancer | 4 (0.15) | 2 (0.1) | 1.000ϕ |
 Snoring | 471 (17.80) | 310 (15.7) | 0.064# |