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ArticleJournal of Korean medical science2019

Association between Restless Legs Syndrome Symptoms and Self-Reported Hypertension: a Nationwide Questionnaire Study in Korea.

Jun Sang Sunwoo, Won Joo Kim, Min Kyung Chu, Kwang Ik Yang

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Article in Journal of Korean medical science, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Jun Sang SunwooDepartment of Neurology, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8834-0568
Won Joo KimDepartment of Neurology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5850-010X
Min Kyung ChuDepartment of Neurology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6221-1346
Kwang Ik YangSleep Disorders Center, Department of Neurology, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea. neurofan@schmc.ac.kr.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6343-6520

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National Research Foundation of Korea NRF-2017R1D1A1B04035931
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backgroundThe 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.

methodsThis 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.

resultsAmong 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%;

conclusionRLS 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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AdultAge FactorsCross-Sectional StudiesDiabetes ComplicationsEducational StatusFemaleHumansHypertensionLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioOverweightPrevalenceRepublic of KoreaRestless Legs SyndromeHypertensionPrevalenceRestless Legs SyndromeWillis-Ekbom Disease

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