Association between Restless Legs Syndrome Symptoms and Self-Reported Hypertension: a Nationwide Questionnaire Study in Korea
Journal of Korean Medical Science
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: e130-2019.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The association between restless legs syndrome (RLS) and hypertension remains controversial. We investigated the relationship between RLS and hypertension in a nationwide sample of the Korean adult population.METHODS:
This was a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study including 2,740 adults aged 19 years or more. Subjects who met the four essential International RLS Study Group criteria and reported symptoms occurring at least once a week were defined as the RLS group. The presence of hypertension was defined as a self-reported history of physician-diagnosed hypertension. We conducted multiple logistic regression analysis to determine the independent association between RLS symptoms and self-reported hypertension after adjusting for potential confounding factors.RESULTS:
Among the 2,740 subjects, 68 (2.5%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.9%–3.1%) were found to have RLS with a symptom frequency of at least once a week. The prevalence of self-reported hypertension was 30.9% (95% CI, 20.5%–42.0%) in the RLS group, which was significantly higher than that in controls (12.4%; 95% CI, 11.2%–13.6%; P < 0.001). Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that the adjusted odds ratio for self-reported hypertension in the RLS group was 2.10 (95% CI, 1.12–3.93) compared to controls. In addition to RLS symptoms, old age, being overweight, low education level, diabetes mellitus, and short sleep duration were significantly associated with self-reported hypertension.CONCLUSION:
RLS symptoms occurring at least once a week is independently associated with a higher prevalence of self-reported hypertension in the adult Korean population. Further research will confirm the clinical implication of the present results and the causal relationship between RLS and hypertension.
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Asunto principal:
Síndrome de las Piernas Inquietas
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Modelos Logísticos
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Oportunidad Relativa
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Prevalencia
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Educación
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Sobrepeso
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Hipertensión
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Corea (Geográfico)
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudio de etiología
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Estudio de prevalencia
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Estudio pronóstico
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Adulto
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Humanos
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Journal of Korean Medical Science
Año:
2019
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