Restless Legs Syndrome in Dialysis Patients: Does the Dialysis Modality Influence Its Occurrence and Severity?
Table 1
Distribution of hemodialysis patients according to clinical-demographic characteristics, segregated according to the diagnosis of restless legs syndrome (RLS) ().
Characteristics
Population
With RLS
Without RLS
100% (241)
17.4% (42)
82.6 (199)
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Age (average), years
48.9 ± 15.7
48.1 ± 13.7
49.1 ± 16.1
0.71
Male, %
58.5
50.0
60.3
0.22
Arterial hypertension, %
83.1
78.6
84.0
0.40
Diabetes mellitus, %
26.6
19.0
28.1
0.22
Cardiopathy, %
23.2
30.9
21.6
0.19
Peripheral vasculopathy, %
14.9
19.0
14.1
0.41
Having a partner, %
56.4
69.0
53.8
0.07
Years of study, <4, %
51.0
52.4
50.7
0.84
Regular occupation, %
8.3
9.5
8.0
0.75
Time on dialysis, >1 year, %
80.1
80.9
79.9
0.87
Hemoglobin (g/dL)
10.8
10.7
10.9
0.70
Parathormone (pg/mL)
580.7
621.6
496.1
0.78
Phosphorus (mq/dL)
4.8
4.9
4.7
0.13
Albumin (g/dL)
3.8
3.8
3.8
0.54
Ferritin (ng/mL)
670.3
671.3
625.5
0.94
Based on the criteria developed by the International Study Group on Restless Legs Syndrome (18). Median of values obtained from blood samples. Significance calculated from mean values. Significance level .
