title: Periodic limb movements in sleep in community-dwelling elderly.
abstract: The prevalence of periodic limb movements in sleep (PLMS) in a randomly selected elderly sample is reported. In San Diego, 427 elderly volunteers aged 65 yr and over were recorded in their homes. Forty-five percent had a myoclonus index, MI greater than or equal to 5. Correlates of PLMS included dissatisfaction with sleep, sleeping alone and reported kicking at night. Although statistically significant, the strengths of the associations between interview variables and myoclonus indices were all small. No combination of demographic variables and symptoms allowed highly reliable prediction of PLMS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ancoli-Israel
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Kripke
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Klauber
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fell
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D012148:Restless Legs Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012894:Sleep Stages / Q000502:physiology; D012931:Social Environment