Restless legs syndrome in an Asian population: A study in Singapore.
In face-to-face interviews, we examined 157 consecutive individuals aged 55 years and older, selected from the general population in Singapore, and 1,000 consecutive individuals aged 21 years and older, from a primary healthcare center. Based on the IRLSSG criteria, the prevalence of restless leg syndrome (RLS) was 0.6% and 0.1%, respectively.
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Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Program, Department of Neurology, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Republic of Singapore. gnrtek@sgh.gov.sg
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Lim
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Wong
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D044466:Asian People; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D012148:Restless Legs Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012846:Singapore / Q000453:epidemiology