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. 2026 Jun 15;26:537. doi: 10.1186/s12883-026-04981-8

Table 2.

Subgroup analysis of the prevalence of restless legs syndrome according to diagnostic assessment tools and sources of heterogeneity

Diagnostic tool No. of studies Pooled prevalence (%) 95% CI (%) I² (%) Q (within) P (within) Q (between) P (between)
IRLSSG criteria 56 41.8 33.6–50.2 98.62 3042.39 < 0.001 7.89 0.005
Other diagnostic tools† 9 22.2 13.0–32.8 98.81 1532.91 < 0.001