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. 2009 Sep 14;7:12. doi: 10.1186/1740-3391-7-12

Table 3.

Comparison of Restless Legs Syndrome severity and weekly occurrence between groups

Group Severity Scale Weekly occurrence

< 21 21 < 4 day 4 day
Day workers (Group A), n (%) 11 (50) 11 (50) 13 (59.1) 9 (40.9)

Rotational shift workers, n (%)

 - Group B 14 (36.8) 24 (63.2) 16 (42.1) 22 (57.9)

 - Group C 11 (28.9) 27 (71.1) 18 (47.4) 20 (52.6)

 - Groups B and C 25 (32.9) 51 (67.1) 34 (44.7) 42 (55.3)

Notes: Group B: workers who follow a work schedule which consists of weekly rotation between morning and afternoon shifts for five weeks in a row, followed by one week of night shifts on week six; Group C: workers who follow a work schedule which consists of weekly rotation between morning, afternoon and night shifts.