Race and restless legs syndrome symptoms in an adult community sample in east Baltimore.

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BACKGROUND & PURPOSE: Due to the relative absence of African-Americans seeking treatment for restless legs syndrome (RLS) in specialty clinics, a lower prevalence of RLS among African-Americans than Caucasians has been suggested. We compared the prevalence of RLS in African-Americans and Caucasians in a biracial community sample as part of Wave IV of the Baltimore Health and Mental Health Study. METHODS: Subjects included 1071 adults [358 African-Americans (35.0%), and 633 Caucasians (61.8%), and 33 others]. Diagnosis of RLS was based on endorsement of RLS symptoms on a seven-item RLS questionnaire during a household interview. Adjusted odds and 95% confidence intervals were calculated based on logistic regression models with diagnosis of RLS as the main outcome variables and African-American race as the main predictor while adjusting for other relevant sociodemographic and/or health-related variables. RESULTS: The prevalence of RLS in this population was 4.1%. The rates were similar for African-Americans (4.7%) and Caucasians (3.8%). After adjustment for age, gender, medical comorbidities, and socioeconomic status, no difference in the prevalence of RLS was found between African-Americans and Caucasians. CONCLUSION: RLS is comparably prevalent among African-American and Caucasian adults in the general population. Barriers affecting access to care settings for African-American RLS patients should be investigated in the future.

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PUBLICATION TYPE: Research Support, N.I.H., Extr

Journal: Sleep medicine

VOLUME: 7

Page Numbers: 642-5

Journal Abbreviation: Sleep Med.

ISSN: 1389-9457

DAY: 4

MONTH: 10

YEAR: 2006

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KEYWORDS: Urban Health

MESH TERMS: ethnology

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AFFILIATION: Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neuropsychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 550 North Broadway, Suite 308, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. hochang@jhmi.edu

Country: Netherlands

AGENCY: United States NIMH

GRANT: MH47447

ACRONYM: MH

MEDLINETA: Sleep Med

REFSOURCE: Sleep Med. 2006 Dec;7(8):597-8

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