• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Prevalence of restless legs syndrome and associated factors in the Korean adult population: The Korean Health and Genome Study
  • Contributor: KIM, JINYOUNG; CHOI, CHANGHO; SHIN, KYUNGRIM; YI, HYERYEON; PARK, MINGYU; CHO, NAMHAN; KIMM, KUCHAN; SHIN, CHOL
  • imprint: Wiley, 2005
  • Published in: Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2005.01381.x
  • ISSN: 1323-1316; 1440-1819
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  • Description: <jats:p><jats:bold>Abstract </jats:bold> The present study was purposed to identify the prevalence of restless legs syndrome (RLS) and its associated factors in the Korean adult population. Among a total of 9939 participants derived from the Korean Health and Genome Study, 12.1% of subjects (men, 8.5%; women, 15.4%) suffered from RLS. Factors independently related with RLS were older age and frequent fatigue in both men and women.</jats:p>
  • Access State: Open Access