Nonlinear effects of ambient temperature and treatment days on nocturnal enuresis using generalized additive models.

ABSTRACT: To examine the effects of the average daily ambient temperature and treatment days on the outcomes of patients with nocturnal enuresis (NE), a common urinary symptom in children. The panel data of 19 children with NE (12 boys and 7 girls; median age: 9 years; age range: 6-15) were prospectively collected (up to 1,469 days; total number of records: 3194). NE status (presence of incontinence), treatment type, and weather-related variables (ambient temperature, precipitation, sunshine hours, and barometric pressure) were recorded. Factor analyses were subsequently performed using a generalized additive model (GAM). Among the patient features, treatment type, and weather-related variables, the average daily ambient temperature and treatment days were identified as risk factors for NE. Specific

SUBMITTER: Miyano T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12748616 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature