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Epidemiology of Restless Legs Symptoms in Adults

Author(s) -

Barbara Phillips,

Terry Young,

Laurel Finn,

Karen Asher,

Wayne A. Hening,

Cheryl Purvis

Publication year - 2000

Publication title -

archives of internal medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1538-3679

pISSN - 0003-9926

DOI - 10.1001/archinte.160.14.2137

Subject(s) - restless legs syndrome , medicine , population , epidemiology , odds ratio , body mass index , confidence interval , psychiatry , environmental health , insomnia

Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a disorder characterized by sleep-disrupting unpleasant leg sensations, often accompanied by daytime behavioral problems. Treatment for this condition is available, but it is suspected that most instances of RLS remain undiagnosed. The goal of this investigation was to assess the prevalence and health status correlates of restless legs symptoms (hereinafter referred to as restless legs) in the general population.

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