ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Nutr.
Sec. Clinical Nutrition
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fnut.2025.1545089
Association of Blood Trace Minerals and Nocturia in Young and Middle-Aged Adults: a cross-sectional study based on NHANES
Provisionally accepted
- First Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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AbstractObjective: The mechanism underlying nocturia in young and middle-aged individuals remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the association between blood levels of trace minerals and the occurrence of nocturia.Methods: This cross-sectional study utilized data from the 2021–2023 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Linear regression models and subgroup analyses were employed to assess the relationship between blood concentrations of trace minerals including lead, cadmium, total mercury, manganese, and selenium and nocturia. Dose-response relationships were analyzed using smoothed curve fitting.Results: A total of 2,099 participants were included in the analysis. In unadjusted regression models, blood levels of cadmium and manganese were significantly and positively associated with nocturia in young adults, whereas blood selenium levels were significantly and inversely associated. These associations remained statistically significant after adjusting for relevant covariates in multivariate linear regression analyses. Subgroup analysis revealed that among participants who reported alcohol consumption, those with higher blood cadmium levels had a significantly increased risk of nocturia (OR = 1.626, 95% CI: 1.305–2.026, p < 0.0001). Interaction testing indicated a significant difference in the effect of blood cadmium on nocturia across drinking status. A threshold effect was observed for selenium: when blood selenium levels were below 2.15 µmol/L, the risk of nocturia decreased significantly as selenium levels increased (p < 0.05). No significant associations were found between blood levels of lead or mercury and nocturia in any of the models.Conclusion: Blood levels of cadmium, manganese, and selenium are significantly associated with nocturia in young and middle-aged adults. These findings suggest that urologists should consider the potential role of trace mineral levels in the prevention and management of nocturia.
Keywords: Trace minerals, Selenium, Nocturia, Young and middle-aged, NHANES
Received: 15 Dec 2024; Accepted: 03 Jun 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Su, Zhang, Tang and Wang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Kenan Wang, First Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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