Table 5.
Psychopharmacologic data
| Medication Trials | Female | Female | Male | Male |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 0-9 | Age 10-18 | Age 0-9 | Age 10-18 | |
| Mean number of different psychotropic medication trials per patient over lifetimea | 1.13 | 1.93 | 1.23 | 2.09 |
| Range | 0-8 | 0-12 | 0-7 | 0-9 |
| Percentage of patients who were prescribed one or more psychotropic medications before they were diagnosed with RLS | 54% (34/63) | 69% (92/133) | 57% (54/95) | 71% (59/83) |
a
A statistical difference was found between age groups (0-9 vs 10-18), but not between gender (male vs female) (p ≤ 0.01).