title: [Prevalence of restless legs syndrome in 69,830 Mexican women].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the prevalence of restless legs syndrome (RLS) in a group of Mexican women.
  
  
  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.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lajous
authors.forename: Tobias
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kurth
authors.forename: Andres
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Catzin-Kuhlmann
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Romieu
authors.forename: Ruy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lopez-Ridaura
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012148:Restless Legs Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires