Restless Leg Syndrome in Diabetics Compared with Normal Controls

Table 3

Comparison of related variable in groups with and without RLS.

variables	Groups
	Without RLS (%)	With RLS (%)	𝑃
Smoking	23 (10)	8 (16)	0.22
Alcohol consumption	2 (0.86)	1 (2)	0.428
Hypertension	40 (1.73)	18 (36)	0.003
Exercise	86 (37.3)	24 (48)	0.164
(24.9) BMI mean	(24.6±3.3)	(25.9±3.6)	0.18
Total	230	50

RLS was not significantly more common in female than male (20% versus 15%) (𝑃=0.280). 27% of diabetic patients with ≤10 years and 34% with ≥10 years diabetic duration had RLS (𝑃=0.429).