Restless Leg Syndrome in Elderly People with Hypertension in Qazvin in 2018

Parisa Taheri Tanjani; mahnaz sahrakaran; Koorosh Etemad

Journal of Inflammatory Diseases

The Official Journal of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences

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Restless Leg Syndrome in Elderly People with Hypertension in Qazvin in 2018

Author(s):

Parisa Taheri Tanjani¹,

mahnaz sahrakaran^2,*,

Koorosh Etemad³

1Department of Internal Medicine, Taleghani Hospital Research Development Committee, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

2Department of Public Health, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

3Departmen of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Journal of Inflammatory Diseases:Vol. 23, issue 5; 406-417

Article type:Research Article

How to Cite:Parisa Taheri Tanjanimahnaz sahrakaranKoorosh EtemadRestless Leg Syndrome in Elderly People with Hypertension in Qazvin in 2018.J Inflamm Dis.23(5):e156180.

Abstract

Background Hypertension is one of the most common chronic diseases in the elderly people. Its high prevalence increases the risk of heart disease, heart attacks and strokes , kidney failure and mortality. Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) is one of the possible risk factors for hypertension, which is a chronic sensory-motor disorder associated with a feeling of itching or creepy crawly in the legs, characterized by a strong tendency to move the legs at rest. Objective The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of RLS among older people with hypertension in Qazvin, Iran. Methods This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 200 elderly hypertensive patients referred to the heart clinic of Abu Ali Sina Hospital in 2017. They were recruited using a convenience sampling technique. After completing a demographic form, Abbreviated Mental Test, Geriatric Depression Scale, and blood pressure test, collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and chi-squared test. Findings The mean age participants was 71.95±7.19 years. The RLS prevalence was 59% in men and 62% in women. There was no significant relationship between RLS prevalence and factors of hypertension, diabetes, smoking, concurrent diabetes and hypertension and body mass index. The relationship of RLS with concurrent hyperlipidemia and hypertension was significant (P

Keywords

Restless Leg Syndrome

Prevalence

Aging

Hypertension

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