Early initiation of toilet training for urine was associated with early urinary continence and does not appear to be associated with XXXX .

@entity1 @entity154 @entity1494 @entity41 @entity16 @entity717
OBJECTIVE: To report the relationship between the ages initiating @entity1494 ( @entity1494 ) and bladder function in healthy kindergarteners. @entity1 AND METHODS: In 3 years, we evaluated urinary continence status and bladder function in 318 healthy kindergarteners. @entity1 with @entity154 , @entity16 , or @entity717 were excluded. A parent completed the questionnaire including the age at initiation and the duration of @entity1494 , the current status of daytime and nighttime continence, the age of attaining daytime and nighttime continence, frequency of defecation and Bristol Stool Scale. All @entity1 underwent uroflowmetry and @entity41 ( @entity41 ) examinations. RESULTS: Finally, 235 respondents (106 @entity1 /129 @entity1 , mean age = 4.8    0.9 years) were eligible for analysis. The mean age initiating @entity1494 was 24.4    8.4 months (range: 1-52 months). @entity1 started @entity1494 earlier than @entity1 (23.3 months vs. 25.7 months, P = 0.03). @entity1 started daytime @entity1494 earlier ( <= 18, 19-24, and >24 months, N = 66, 71, and 98, respectively) was associated with earlier attainment of both daytime and nighttime continence (correlation coefficient = 0.60 and 0.31, respectively, P < 0.01). @entity1 started nighttime @entity1494 earlier (<30 months vs. >=  30 months) was associated with early attainment of nighttime continence and lower rate of enuresis (14.3% vs. 33.3%, P < 0.01). The prevalence rate of repeat abnormal uroflow patterns and repeat elevated @entity41 (>20 ml) was not different between early and late @entity1494 . CONCLUSION: Early toilet training for urine was associated with early attainment of both daytime and nighttime urinary continence, and does not appear to be associated with @entity1494 .
