Table 4.
Comparison of the Results of Hematologic Testing Obtained from Patients with MS without and with RLS
| Test | MS/RLS− |
MS/RLS+ |
Student's t-test |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | mean | S.D. | No. | mean | S.D. | t value | p≤ | ||
| Hemoglobin, g/dL | 399 | 12.72 | 3.805 | 80 | 13.34 | 1.139 | −1.43 | NS | |
| MCV, fL | 398 | 85.20 | 62.157 | 81 | 87.00 | 9.174 | −0.26 | NS | |
| Iron, μg/dL | 260 | 83.55 | 33.988 | 45 | 77.36 | 32.284 | 1.14 | NS | |
| Ferritin, ng/mL | 224 | 89.02 | 98.627 | 39 | 68.29 | 132.034 | 1.15 | NS | |
| Transferrin, g/L | 196 | 185.99 | 125.751 | 26 | 169.78 | 142.529 | 0.61 | NS | |
| Creatinine, mg/dL | 377 | 0.71 | 0.251 | 74 | 0.75 | 0.175 | −1.37 | NS | |
| Vitamin B12, pg/mL | 220 | 420.91 | 218.536 | 34 | 517.70 | 539.724 | −1.86 | NS | |
| Folate, ng/mL | 220 | 7.76 | 34.246 | 35 | 8.09 | 8.238 | −0.06 | NS | |
MS refers to multiple sclerosis; RLS, restless legs syndrome; MCV, mean corpuscular volume