Restless Legs Syndrome in Dialysis Patients: Does the Dialysis Modality Influence Its Occurrence and Severity?
Table 2
Distribution of peritoneal dialysis patients according to clinical-demographic characteristics, segregated according to the diagnosis of restless legs syndrome (RLS) ().
Characteristics
Population
With RLS
Without RLS
100% (85)
24.7% (21)
75.3% (64)
-
Age (average), years
0.14
Male, %
57.1
71.4
54.7
0.18
Arterial hypertension, %
83.9
90.5
81.2
0.50
Diabetes mellitus, %
32.1
38.0
32.8
0.66
Cardiopathy, %
28.6
23.8
34.4
0.37
Peripheral vasculopathy, %
16.1
19.0
18.7
1.00
Having a partner, %
73.2
61.9
70.3
0.47
Years of study, <4, %
58.9
47.6
65.6
0.14
Regular occupation, %
16.1
19.0
15.6
0.74
Time on dialysis, >1 year, %
67.9
61.9
68.7
0.56
Hemoglobin (g/dL)
11.0
11.9
11.1
0.60
Parathormone (pg/mL)
457.7
355.5
396.0
0.41
Phosphorus (mq/dL)
4.9
3.9
4.84
0.33
Albumin (g/dL)
3.5
3.4
3.4
0.40
Ferritin (ng/mL)
704.3
723.5
746.8
0.59
Based on the criteria developed by the International Study Group on Restless Legs Syndrome (18). Median values. Significance level, .
