Table 2.
Depression, fatigue, daytime sleepiness and sleep quality data presented as pool data and divided in two groups according to restless legs syndrome diagnosis
| Variables | Patients pool data | RLS | Non-RLS | P value |
| Pittsburgh sleep quality index | 7.8 ± 5.1 | 13.9 ± 2.9 | 5.5 ± 3.6 | 0.000 |
| 95%CI | 6.6 to 7.9 | 12.6 to 15.2 | 4.6 to 6.5 | |
| Epworth sleepiness scale | 4.3 ± 3.6 | 6.8 ± 4.3 | 3.4 ± 2.8 | 0.000 |
| 95%CI | 3.5 to 5.1 | 4.9 to 8.7 | 2.6 to 4.1 | |
| Zung depression scale | 60.8 ± 7.1 | 58.0 ± 4.0 | 48.3 ± 6.1 | 0.000 |
| 95%CI | 49.2 to 52.4 | 56.1 to 59.8 | 46.7 to 49.9 | |
| Fatigue severity scale index | 4.5 ± 1.2 | 5.8 ± 0.7 | 4.1 ± 1.1 | 0.000 |
| 95%CI | 4.3 to 4.8 | 5.4 to 6.1 | 3.8 to 4.3 |
All data are mean ± SD (95%CI). RLS: Restless legs syndrome.