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Restless legs syndrome in an Asian population: A study in Singapore
Author(s) -
Tan E.K.,
Seah A.,
See S.J.,
Lim E.,
Wong M.C.,
Koh K.K.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.1102
Subject(s) - restless legs syndrome , population , medicine , gerontology , pediatrics , psychiatry , physical therapy , environmental health , insomnia
In face‐to‐face interviews, we examined 157 consecutive individuals aged 55 years and older, selected from the general population in Singapore, and 1,000 consecutive individuals aged 21 years and older, from a primary healthcare center. Based on the IRLSSG criteria, the prevalence of restless leg syndrome (RLS) was 0.6% and 0.1%, respectively.