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Last Updated on Thursday, 15 October 2009 07:32
Who develops RLS?
| Analyses have shown that adults of all ages may be affected, but the prevalence increases with age. RLS typically appears during middle age but symptoms may date back to childhood when the symptoms may have been shrugged off as “growing pains” or “hyperactivity”. Many sufferers report experiencing symptoms before the age of 20. More than 60% of sufferers say their symptoms became progressively worse with age, so symptoms may have been present for many years before medical attention was sought. Many suffer increasing daytime fatigue as the symptoms get worse and sleep becomes more fragmented. Large-scale study groups in Europe and the US have provided evidence that RLS may be associated with high body-mass index, lower income, smoking, lack of exercise, low alcohol consumption and diabetes mellitus. Women seem marginally more likely to be affected than men. There is also evidence to suggest a higher incidence among people with cardiac problems and high blood pressure. |
| Last Updated on Wednesday, 07 April 2010 07:54 |
