Güler Sibel, Caylan Ayşe, Nesrin Turan F, Dağdeviren Nezih, Çelik Yahya
Department of Neurology, Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey.
Department of Family Medicine, Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey.
Neurol Sci. 2015 Oct;36(10):1805-12. doi: 10.1007/s10072-015-2254-6. Epub 2015 May 20.
We aimed to determine the prevalence and risk factors of restless legs syndrome in Edirne and its districts, located in Western Thrace, which is the most western part of Turkey. In this study, 4003 individuals who could communicate and agreed to participate in the study were evaluated. To obtain the data from the applicants in 30 Family Health Centres in Edirne and its districts, a face-to-face questionnaire that consisted of 54 questions was prepared by the researchers. The questionnaire included general information, questions to evaluate potential concomitant comorbid conditions and questions regarding the symptomatology used in restless legs syndrome (RLS) diagnosis, as well as questions to evaluate insomnia and tension-type headache secondary to insomnia according to the ICD-II Criteria (International Classification of Sleep Disorders-II Criteria). Of 4003 individuals, 282 were diagnosed with RLS according to the questionnaire results from Edirne and its districts, and the prevalence of RLS was 7%. Approximately, 47.9% of the patients with RLS were male, and 52.1% were female, which was not significantly different (p > 0.05). Anaemia was identified in 41.1 % of the cases and control group was detected in 19.4 %, which was significantly different (p < 0.001). Secondary insomnia was identified in 64.2% of the cases with RLS and was not detected in 35.8%, which was significantly different (p < 0.001). RLS prevalence studies will increase the awareness of the community and provide early diagnosis and treatment, as well as serve as a basis to reduce morbidity and improve the quality of life.
我们旨在确定位于土耳其最西部色雷斯地区的埃迪尔内及其辖区不宁腿综合征的患病率和风险因素。在这项研究中，对4003名能够交流并同意参与研究的个体进行了评估。为了从埃迪尔内及其辖区的30个家庭健康中心的申请者那里获取数据，研究人员编制了一份包含54个问题的面对面调查问卷。该问卷包括一般信息、评估潜在合并症的问题、关于不宁腿综合征（RLS）诊断中使用的症状学问题，以及根据国际睡眠障碍分类第二版标准（ICD-II标准）评估失眠和失眠继发紧张型头痛的问题。根据埃迪尔内及其辖区的问卷结果，4003名个体中有282人被诊断为RLS，RLS的患病率为7%。RLS患者中约47.9%为男性，52.1%为女性，差异无统计学意义（p>0.05）。41.1%的病例被诊断为贫血，对照组为19.4%，差异有统计学意义（p<0.001）。64.2%的RLS病例被诊断为继发性失眠，35.8%未被诊断出，差异有统计学意义（p<0.001）。RLS患病率研究将提高社区的认识，提供早期诊断和治疗，并为降低发病率和改善生活质量提供依据。
