Table 1. Demographics of patients who fulfilled all the criteria for restless leg syndrome.
Primary RLS | Other diseases | Total | p value | |
(n = 18) (%) | (n = 103) (%) | (n = 121) (%) | ||
Gender | 0.021* | |||
Male | 5 (27.8) | 59 (57.3) | 64 (52.9) | |
Female | 13 (72.2) | 44 (42.7) | 57 (47.1) | |
Age | 0.539 | |||
21 to 30 | 3 (16.7) | 7 (6.8) | 10 (8.3) | |
31 to 40 | 2 (11.1) | 22 (21.4) | 24 (19.8) | |
41 to 50 | 5 (27.87) | 29 (28.2) | 34 (28.1) | |
51 to 60 | 6 (33.3) | 26 (25.2) | 32 (26.4) | |
61 to 70 | 2 (11.1) | 13 (12.6) | 15 (12.4) | |
Above 70 | 0 (0.0) | 6 (5.8) | 6 (5.0) | |
Chief complaint | ||||
Insomnia+ | 12 (66.7) | 46 (44.7) | 58 (47.9) | 0.047* |
Snoring or witnessed apnea | 2 (11.1) | 34 (33.0) | 36 (29.8) | 0.039* |
Discomfort on limbs | 2 (11.1) | 16 (15.5) | 18 (14.9) | 0.269 |
Daytime sleepiness | 1 (5.6) | 3 (2.9) | 4 (3.3) | 0.375 |
Chest pain or tightness | 1 (5.6) | 3 (2.9) | 4 (3.3) | 0.375 |
Low back pain | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.0) | 1 (0.8) | - |
+Insomnia including dreamy sleep, difficulty in initiating or maintaining sleeping and poor sleep quality.
statistical significance between groups.