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[Prevalence of restless legs syndrome in 69,830 Mexican women]
Objective:
To determine the prevalence of restless legs syndrome (RLS) in a group of Mexican women.
Material And Methods:
In 2011 a sample 69,830 Mexican women participating in a longitudinal study answered a questionnaire addressing the minimal diagnostic criteria for RLS.
Results:
RLS prevalence was 15.6% and mean age 44.4 years (+/- 7.4). The prevalence among women < 30 years was 7.7% and among those ≥ 60 years 17.9%. Despite 54.5% of cases reporting high frequency of symptoms only 18.1% received treatment.
Conclusions:
RLS may affect a large, previously unrecognized proportion of the Mexican population.
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