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The prevalence of restless legs syndrome in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients

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To investigate the prevalence of restless legs syndrome (RLS) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. The symptoms and severity of RLS was evaluated by the International Restless Legs Syndrome Group Study (IRLSSG). Mann–Whitney U test, Chi-square test and Spearman correlation coefficient were used to analyze the data. Out of the 109 COPD patients, 18.3% were diagnosed with RLS. There is no statistically significant difference between RLS and non-RLS groups except the mean age (P value > 0.05). Restless legs syndrome is relatively common in patients with COPD.

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran

    Mohamad Kazem Momeni

  2. Air Pollution Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Seyed Ali Javad Moosavi

  3. Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Babak Zamani

  4. Mental Health Research Center, Tehran Institute of Psychiatry, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Morteza Naserbakht

  5. Children and Adolescent Health Research Center, Resistant Tuberculosis Institute, School of Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran

    Alireza Teimoori

  6. Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Air Pollution and Respiratory Diseases Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran

    Maryam Dastoorpoor

  7. Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Air Pollution and Respiratory Diseases Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran

    Hanieh Raji

  8. Emam Khomeini Hospital, Azadegan Street, Ahvaz, Iran

    Hanieh Raji

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Momeni, M.K., Moosavi, S.A.J., Zamani, B. et al. The prevalence of restless legs syndrome in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. Sleep Biol. Rhythms 19, 201–204 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41105-021-00308-x

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