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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Mar 22.
Published in final edited form as: Nurs Res. 2022 Mar 22;71(5):341–352. doi: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000595

Table 4.

95% Reference Ranges and Unadjusted Rate Ratios of Daytime and Nighttime Urination Frequencies Type of Fluid Intake in Healthy Women and Elite Healthy Women in the Boston Area Community Health Survey, 2008–2010

Daytime Urinations Nighttime Urinations

Healthy Women
(n = 1,505)
Elite Healthy Women
(n = 300)
Healthy Women
(n = 1,505)
Elite Healthy Women
(n = 300)

95% Reference Range Unadjusted RR (95% CI) 95% Reference Range Unadjusted RR (95% CI) 95% Reference Range Unadjusted RR (95% CI) 95% Reference Range Unadjusted RR (95% CI)

Carbonated drinks
 0–7 oz 2–10 1.00 (-,-) 2–9 1.00 (-,-) 0–4 1.00 (-,-) 0–2 1.00 (-,-)
 8–15 oz 2–9 0.98 (0.93, 1.02) 3–8 0.93 (0.82,1.05) 0–3 1.19 (1.03,1.36) 0–2 1.71 (1.13,2.58)
 16+ oz 2–10 0.98 (0.92, 1.04) 2–8 0.87 (0.75,1.02) 0–4 1.40 (1.15,1.71) 0–2 1.24 (0.77,1.98)
Caffeinated drinks
 0 oz 2–10 1.00 (-,-) 2–9 1.00 (-,-) 0–4 1.00 (-,-) 0–3 1.00 (-,-)
 1–16 oz 2–10 1.01 (0.90, 1.13) 2–9 1.12 (0.90,1.40) 0–4 0.80 (0.66,0.98) 0–2 0.78 (0.48,1.28)
 17–60 oz 2–10 1.04 (0.91, 1.18) 2–8 1.12 (0.97,1.30) 0–4 0.90 (0.74,1.09) 0–2 0.80 (0.42,1.50)
 61+ oz 2–11 0.92 (0.80, 1.05) 4–8 1.02 (0.89,1.16) 0–6 1.10 (0.61,1.97) 0–4 1.30 (0.56,3.01)
Alcohol drinks
 0 oz 2–10 1.00 (-,-) 2–8 1.00 (-,-) 0–4 1.00 (-,-) 0–3 1.00 (-,-)
 1–24 oz 2–10 1.10 (1.02, 1.19) 2–9 1.21 (1.07,1.40) 0–3 0.70 (0.59,0.82) 0–2 0.60 (0.40,0.92)
 25+ oz 3–10 1.04 (O.94, 1.16) 3–6 0.97 (0.88,1.07) 0–3 0.73 (0.63,0.83) 0–1 0.66 (0.42,1.05)

Note. RR = rate ratio; CI = confidence interval.