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. 2013 Aug 19;8(8):e71499. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071499

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.