title: The prevalence and related factors of restless leg syndrome in the community dwelling elderly; in Kayseri, Turkey: A cross-sectional study.
abstract: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence and related factors of restless leg syndrome (RLS) in the community-dwelling elderly living in Kayseri.
  
  
  
  This is a cross-sectional population based study in 960 community-dwelling elderly living in an urban area. We sampled 1/100 of elderly people aged 60 years and older. The diagnosis of RLS was made according to the criteria of the International RLS Study Group. The demographic data were collected by face-to-face interviews. Additionally, the Mini-Mental State Examination, Geriatric Depression Scale and anthropometric measurements were used. Logistic regression analyses were performed to define risk factors for RLS.
  
  
  
  We excluded elderly people with cognitive impairment (295). One hundred and five (15.8%) of the remaining 665 elderly subjects met the criteria to diagnose RLS. There was female predominance (3/1). Gender, length of education, employment status, smoking, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, depressive mood, high body mass index, and high waist circumferences, sleep quality, sleep duration, and difficulty in falling asleep in the first 30min were all detected as risk factors for RLS. However in logistic regression analysis, being a housewife, sleeping less than 6h a day and having diabetes was found as significantly related risk factors for RLS.
  
  
  
  This is the first epidemiologic study of RLS conducted in the Turkish community-dwelling elderly in an urban area. RLS is a common but underestimated disease in the elderly. Although RLS is prevalent we found very few risk factors for RLS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Erciyes University School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey. Electronic address: elif25deniz@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Elif Deniz
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Safak
authors.affiliation: Hacilar Public Health Center, Kayseri, Turkey. Electronic address: semsinnurgocer@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Semsinur
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gocer
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Erciyes University School of Health Science, Kayseri, Turkey. Electronic address: smucuk@erciyes.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Salime
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mucuk
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, Erciyes University School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey. Electronic address: ahmets67@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ozturk
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Erciyes University School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey. Electronic address: sibelyanmaz@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sibel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akin
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Meliksah University School of Health Science, Kayseri, Turkey. Electronic address: sarguvanli@meliksah.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Sibel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arguvanli
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Erciyes University School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey. Electronic address: mumtaz33@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Mumtaz M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Mazicioglu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012148:Restless Legs Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population
keywords: Community-dwelling; Elderly; Restless leg syndrome; Sleep disorder; Sleep quality