Table 3 Prevalences of musculoskeletal pain per region and odds ratios for RLS diagnosisa
From: Musculoskeletal pain is associated with restless legs syndrome in young adults
Reference group (n = 1040) | RLS-group (n = 32) | Total (n = 1072) | Odds ratios | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower back | 204 (19.6 %) | 11 (34.4 %) | 215 (20.1 %) | 2.1 (1.0–4.3) | 0.031 |
Neck | 151 (14.5 %) | 10 (31.3 %) | 161 (15.0 %) | 2.7 (1.1–6.3) | 0.024 |
Upper back | 93 (8.9 %) | 6 (18.8 %) | 99 (9.2 %) | 2.4 (0.9–5.8) | 0.066 |
Leg | 82 (7.9 %) | 8 (25.0 %) | 90 (8.4 %) | 3.9 (1.5–10.0) | 0.005 |
Shoulder/arm | 17 (1.6 %) | 3 (9.4 %) | 20 (1.9 %) | 6.2 (1.9–20.8) | 0.003 |
Other | 62 (6.0 %) | 1 (3.1 %) | 63 (5.9 %) | 0.5 (0.2–1.3) | 0.169 |