Table 1.

Comparison of the ESS of patients with Wilson’s disease and control subjects

Epworth sleepiness scale	Would never doze		Slight chance of dozing		Moderate chance of dozing		High chance of dozing
	WD	C	WD	C	WD	C	WD	C
While sitting and reading*	17	12	4	7	1	1		2
Watching TV*	18	25	1	0	3	0		0
Sitting inactive in a public place	19	25	4	0		0	1	0
As a passenger in a car for an hour without a break	16	16	4	7	2	0	2	2
Lying down to rest in the afternoon when circumstances permit	11	7	1	0	5	5	7	13
In a car, while stopped for a few minutes in the traffic*	15	25	1	0		0		0
Sitting and talking to someone	23	24		1		0	1	0
Sitting quietly without alcohol in the afternoon	9	21	6	1	7	0	2	3

^*All the questions in the Epworth Sleepiness Scale could not be applied to all the subjects. Q. no. 1 in two cases and three controls; Q. no. 2 in two cases, and Q. no. 6 in eight cases could not be applied ESS score: Patients 17.5 ± 15.6; controls: 19.3 ± 13.9 (P = 0.67), WD, Wilson’s disease, C, control subjects