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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Subst Abuse Treat. 2016 Oct 6;73:35–39. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2016.10.001

Table 3.

Mean (SD) Restless Leg Syndrome Symptom Severity by Substance Use Disorder

Severity variable Opioid Use Disorder (n=63) Alcohol Use Disorder (n=39) t
Symptom severity (rated 0–4)
 Overall 2.54 (0.64) 1.95 (0.73) 4.25**
 Sleep disturbance due to symptoms 2.52 (0.98) 1.74 (0.97) 3.93**
Time (rated 0–10)
 At bedtime 7.63 (1.80) 5.82 (2.41) 4.34**
 During the night 7.13 (2.01) 5.58 (2.43) 3.40*
 During the day while resting 5.11 (2.38) 3.53 (2.64) 3.06*
 During the day while active 2.83 (2.52) 1.47 (1.83) 2.88*
*

p<.01,

**

p<.001