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. 2008 Jul-Sep;24(3):289–294. doi: 10.4103/0970-1591.42607

Table 1.

Formulas for nocturia evaluation

Formula Analysis
Nocturia index
 Ni = NUV/MW Ni > 1: novturia is due to NUV exceeding MVV
Nocturnal polyuria index
 NPi = NUV/24 hV NPi > 35%: diagnosis is nocturnal polyuria
Nocturnal bladder capacity index
 Ni - 1 = PNVa NBCi > 0: nocturia occuring at volumes < MVV
 NBCi = ANV - PNV
a

Round up to next higher number if Ni - 1 is not an integer