Table 1.
Demographic characteristics and incidence of RLS in the study groups
| Parameter | Behçet’s Disease | Multiple Sclerosis | Controls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Subjects | Total: 96 NBD: 41 Others: 55 |
Total: 97 RRMS: 85 SPMS: 12 |
100 |
| Age, years | |||
| Mean ± SD (min-max) | Total: 39.9±11.8 (23–75) NBD: 42.2±10.7 (25–67) Others: 38.3±12.3 (18–75) |
Total: 35.0±4.1 (17–62) RRMS: 34.0±8.5 (17–58) SPMS: 42.4±9.3 (30–62) |
36.2±11.1 (21–70) |
| Male/Female | Total: 51/45 NBD: 28/13 Others: 23/32 |
Total: 24/73 RRMS: 20/65 SPMS: 4/8 |
46/54 |
| Occupation typea, n (%) | Total: 27 (28.1%) NBD: 10 (24.4%) Others: 17 (30.9%) |
Total: 20 (20.6%) RRMS: 20 (23.5%) SPMS: 0 |
36 (36%) |
| Disease duration, months | |||
| Mean ± SD (min-max) | Total: 121.4±107.5 (4–500) NBD: 152.8±110.8 (12–500) Others: 98.0±100.0 (4–430) |
Total: 101.6±91.1 (1–564) RRMS: 91.8±78.2 (1–432) SPMS: 171.0±140.3 (24–564) |
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| Incidence of RLS, n (%) | Total: 15 (15.6%) NBD: 9 (22%) Others: 6 (10.9%) |
Total: 22 (22.7%) RRMS: 20 (23.5%) SPMS: 2 (16.7%) |
10 (10%) |
a
Occupations that require active use of legs and/or feet. The parameters written in bold are statistically significant.
RLS, restless legs syndrome; NBD, neuro-Behçet disease; RRMS, relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis; SPMS, seconder progressive multiple sclerosis; min, minimum; max, maximum; SD, standard deviation.