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World J Nephrol. Sep 6, 2017; 6(5): 236-242
Published online Sep 6, 2017. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v6.i5.236
Published online Sep 6, 2017. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v6.i5.236
Table 1 Patient’s characteristics presented as pool data and divided in two groups according to restless legs syndrome diagnosis
Variables | Patients pool data | RLS | Non-RLS | P value |
n | 85 | 23 | 62 | - |
Female/male | 54/31 | 10/13 | 21/41 | 0.4141 |
Age (yr) | 67.3 ± 11.4 | 67.8 ± 9.6 | 67.1 ± 12.1 | 0.801 |
95%CI | 64.8 to 69.8 | 63.6 to 73.0 | 64.1 to 70.2 | |
Weight (kg) | 73.3 ± 15.9 | 77.3 ± 20.4 | 72.0 ± 14.1 | 0.205 |
95%CI | 67.5 to 87.2 | 68.3 to 75.7 | ||
Dialysis shift morning/noon | 54/31 | 4/19 | 35/27 | 0.0261 |
Years in hemodialysis | 4.7 ± 5.1 | 5.2 ± 4.9 | 4.5 ± 5.2 | 0.592 |
95%CI | 3.6 to 5.8 | 3.1 to 7.3 | 3.2 to 5.9 | |
IRLS score | - | 21.8 ± 6.1 | - | - |
95%CI | 19.1 to 24.5 | |||
Iron (μg/dL) | 44.7 ± 18.2 | 43.0 ± 16.6 | 45.4 ± 19.0 | 0.741 |
95%CI | 38.2 to 51.2 | 30.2 to 55.7 | 37.3 to 53.4 | |
Ferritin (ng/mL) | 514.4 ± 411.7 | 443.7 ± 356.5 | 547.4 ± 441.5 | 0.567 |
95%CI | 344.4 to 684.3 | 145.6 to 741.8 | 320.4 to 774.6 | |
Hct | 36.4 ± 5.3 | 33.9 ± 5.6 | 37.7 ± 4.9 | 0.111 |
95%CI | 34.2 to 38.7 | 29.2 to 38.7 | 35.1 to 40.3 | |
Hb (g/dL) | 11.1 ± 1.5 | 10.1 ± 1.6 | 11.4 ± 1.4 | 0.022 |
95%CI | 10.5 to 11.6 | 8.9 to 11.3 | 10.8 to 12.0 | |
Parathormone (pmol/L) | 4.9 ± 1.9 | 4.8 ± 1.7 | 4.9 ± 2.0 | 0.97 |
95%CI | 4.2 to 5.5 | 3.6 to 6.1 | 4.0 to 5.8 | |
Albumin (g/dL) | 3.6 ± 0.3 | 3.6 ± 0.3 | 3.6 ± 0.3 | 0.853 |
95%CI | 3.5 to 3.8 | 3.4 to 3.9 | 3.5 to 3.8 | |
Diabetes (%) | 30 (35.3) | 9 (39.1) | 21 (33.9) | 0.7651 |
Hypertension (%) | 30 (35.3 ) | 8 (34.8) | 22 (35.5) | 0.8321 |
- Citation: Giannaki CD, Hadjigavriel M, Lazarou A, Michael A, Damianou L, Atmatzidis E, Stefanidis I, Hadjigeorgiou GM, Sakkas GK, Pantzaris M. Restless legs syndrome is contributing to fatigue and low quality of life levels in hemodialysis patients. World J Nephrol 2017; 6(5): 236-242
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-6124/full/v6/i5/236.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5527/wjn.v6.i5.236