Prevalence of restless legs syndrome in Trabzon in the northeast Black Sea Region of Turkey: co-morbidities, socioeconomic factors and biochemical parameters

Cakmak V., KOC B., NUHOĞLU İ., TOPBAŞ M., UCUNCU S. Y., DEĞER O., ...Daha Fazla

NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH, cilt.37, sa.9, ss.763-773, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 37 Sayı: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1179/1743132815y.0000000058
  • Dergi Adı: NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.763-773
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Restless legs syndrome, Prevalence, Ferritin, Glucose, Creatinine, Vitamin B12, Folic acid, Parity, Education, DIAGNOSTIC-CRITERIA, RISK-FACTORS, POPULATION, ADULTS, EPIDEMIOLOGY, IMPACT, RLS, AGE, ASSOCIATION, PREGNANCY
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives: Factors including heritability, climate features, co-morbid diseases and methodological differences between studies may underlie variation in the prevalence of restless legs syndrome (RLS). The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of RLS in Trabzon and to evaluate associated factors by including biochemical investigations.