Cutoff Value of Urinary Arginine Vasopressin for Nocturnal Polyuria in Elderly Men - 15/08/11
, Kiyohide Fujimoto, Kazumasa Torimoto, Kastunori Yoshida, Yoshihiko Hirao
Reprint requests: Akihide Hirayama, M.D., Department of Urology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara 634-8522 Japan.Résumé |
Objectives |
To determine the cutoff value of early-morning urinary arginine vasopressin (uAVP)/urinary creatinine (uCr) for patients with nocturnal polyuria (NP), and to investigate whether abnormal secretion of AVP at nighttime is a risk factor of NP in elderly men.
Methods |
A total of 189 men older than 50 years of age with nocturia were enrolled. The frequency volume chart was recorded. The uAVP, urinary sodium, uCr, and osmolarity of a single urine sample voided at 6:00 am were measured in all cases. Two definitions of NP—nocturnal urine volume/24-hr production greater than 0.35 (NP index [NPI] definition) and a nocturnal urine volume of 0.9 mL/min × the sleeping duration or greater (NUV definition)—were used for analysis.
Results |
uAVP/uCr was an independent predictor for NP according to the NPI and NUV definitions. The cutoff value of uAVP/uCr for NP was 23.4 pg/mL/Cr according to the NPI definition and 28.3 pg/mL/Cr according to the NUV definition. The sensitivity of the cutoff value according to the NPI and NUV definitions was 69% and 77%, respectively, and the specificity was 61% and 66%, respectively. In both NP definitions, 31% and 38% of the patients with a uAVP/uCr greater than the cutoff value showed NP. Significant differences in NUV and urine osmolarity, but not in uAVP/uCr and uNa/uCr, between the NP group and the non-NP group were found using both NP definitions.
Conclusions |
We demonstrated that age and uAVP/uCr were independent predictive factors for nocturia in patients with NP. The cutoff value of uAVP/uCr is a useful screening marker for NP in elderly men with nocturia.
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Vol 69 - N° 1
P. 98-102 - janvier 2007 Retour au numéro
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