Research Article
Restless Legs Syndrome among Pakistani Population: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Characteristics of sample population by RLS status.
| | Characteristic | RLS status | value | | Positive (%) | Negative (%) |
| | Gender | | | | | Female | 66 (30.3) | 152 (69.7) | <0.001 | | Male | 26 (15.1) | 146 (84.9) | | Age | | | | | <20 | 3 (12.0) | 22 (88.0) | 0.001 | | 21–30 | 22 (13.7) | 139 (86.3) | | 31–40 | 27 (38.0) | 44 (62.0) | | 41–50 | 15 (29.4) | 36 (70.6) | | 51–60 | 18 (31.6) | 39 (68.4) | | 61–70 | 7 (31.8) | 15 (68.2) | | >70 | 0 | 3 (100) | | BMI | | | | | Underweight | 5 (14.3) | 30 (85.7) | 0.072 | | Normal (18–25 kg) | 45 (21.0) | 169 (79.0) | | Overweight | 26 (26.8) | 71 (73.2) | | Obese (>30 kg) | 16 (36.4) | 28 (63.8) | | Marital status | | | | | Married | 50 (20.9) | 189 (79.1) | 0.10 | | Unmarried | 18 (12.4) | 127 (87.6) | | Divorced | 2 (33.3) | 4 (66.7) | | Educational level | | | | | No formal education | 22 (45.8) | 26 (54.2) | <0.001 | | Below Grade 10 | 11 (40.7) | 16 (59.3) | | Grade 10 | 10 (37.0) | 17 (63.0) | | Intermediate | 5 (15.6) | 27 (84.4) | | Undergraduate | 8 (14.0) | 49 (86.0) | | Graduate | 36 (18.1) | 163 (81.9) | | Smoking | | | | | Yes | 14 (48.3) | 15 (51.7) | 0.001 | | No | 78 (21.6) | 283 (78.4) |
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