TABLE 1.

Biometry and dive experience.

	RLS Positive	RLS Negative	p-value
n	28	120
Males (%)	71.4	80.0	ns
Age (mean ± SD)	35.0 ± 8.7	39.1 ± 11.3	ns
Smokers (%)	10.7	14.2	ns
Duration of study (years)	8.0	7.9	ns
Height (cm, mean ± SD)	171.6 ± 22.0	178.5 ± 12.5	ns
Weight (kg, mean ± SD)	76.7 ± 14.0	82.7 ± 24.7	ns
Dive experience before test (number of dives) (mean ± SD)	441.0 ± 751.2	524.7 ± 843.56	ns
Average number of Dives/year before test (mean ± SD)	59.1 ± 82.0	55.4 ± 36.1	ns
Total number of dives since test	15.494	51.365	ns
Total hours diving since test	11.827	41.043	ns
Dives/subject since test (mean ± SD)	553,4 ± 712.2	428.0 ± 467.6	ns