Open AccessPrevalence of restless legs syndrome and associated risk factors among middle-aged Saudi population
Author(s) -
Siraj Wali,
Bahaa Abaalkhail
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1737.160839
Subject(s) - medicine , restless legs syndrome , epworth sleepiness scale , population , asthma , excessive daytime sleepiness , logistic regression , diabetes mellitus , confidence interval , cross sectional study , univariate analysis , demography , physical therapy , pediatrics , multivariate analysis , sleep disorder , insomnia , psychiatry , environmental health , apnea , polysomnography , pathology , endocrinology , sociology
The prevalence of restless legs syndrome (RLS) in the general population ranges from 5 to 15%; however, locally, such data are scarce. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of RLS in the middle-aged Saudi population.