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. 2019 Nov 20;96(6):763–770. doi: 10.1016/j.jped.2019.09.007

Table 2.

Criteria for the diagnostic evaluation of RLS and family history in patients and controls.

	Group		p
	Control (n = 25)	IMP (n = 26)
	n (%)	n (%)
RLS
Previous criterion (2003)^b
Without RLS	24 (96.0)	17 (65.4)	0.011^a
With definite RLS	1 (4.0)	9 (34.6)	0.011^a
RLS
Current criterion (2012)^c
Without RLS	24 (96.0)	17 (65.4)	0.013^a
Probable RLS	1 (4.0)	4 (15.4)
Definite RLS	0 (0.0)	5 (19.2)
Family history of RLS
No	22 (88.0)	25 (96.2)	0.350^a
Yes	3 (12.0)	1 (3.8)	0.350^a

RLS, restless legs syndrome.

^a

p, descriptive level of Fisher’s exact test.

^b

According to the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group (IRLSSG), Allen et al.⁷

^c

According to the IRLSSG: disease diagnostic criteria, Allen et al.¹²