Assessment of Restless Legs Syndrome in Preeclampsia, and its Association with Preterm Labor

Background: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sensory-motor disorder in which, a person experiences leg discomfort, and tries to improve it by leg motion. Pregnancy is among the factors that primarily causes or secondarily exacerbates restless legs syndrome. In this study, we assessed the incidence...

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Main Authors: ّّFerdous Mehrabian, Amir Hossein Mortazi, Babak Amra, Forogh Soltaninejad
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Published: Isfahan University of Medical Sciences 2018-09-01
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Online Access:http://jims.mui.ac.ir/index.php/jims/article/view/10261
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author ّّFerdous Mehrabian
Amir Hossein Mortazi
Babak Amra
Forogh Soltaninejad
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Babak Amra
Forogh Soltaninejad
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description Background: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sensory-motor disorder in which, a person experiences leg discomfort, and tries to improve it by leg motion. Pregnancy is among the factors that primarily causes or secondarily exacerbates restless legs syndrome. In this study, we assessed the incidence of this syndrome among pregnant women, and its association with preterm delivery. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study on 172 pregnant women with preeclampsia in 2015-2018 selected based on a census method. Restless legs syndrome diagnostic questionnaire and its severity based on International Restless Leg Syndrome Study Group rating scale (IRLS) were evaluated and compared in patients. Moreover, demographic information including age, smoking, body mass index (BMI), number of gravities, number of abortions, age of pregnancy, type of delivery, neonates' weight at the time of delivery, and neonates' gender were recorded and compared. Findings: There was no association between restless legs syndrome and mothers' age, body mass index, smoking, number of gravities, number of abortions, and time of delivery (P > 0.050 for all). Duration of pregnancy was 33.43 ± 3.87 and 32.22 ± 4.26 weeks in patients with and without restless legs syndrome, respectively. 85.7% of patients with restless legs syndrome had preterm delivery. Severity of restless legs syndrome was 17.47 ± 6.11 and 12.5 ± 3.98 in patients with preterm and term labor, respectively, but no significant association (P = 0.063). Conclusion: Based on findings of the current study, although restless legs syndrome among the women with preeclampsia was accompanied with preterm labor, and also was more severe among them, no statistical association was found in these regards. Further studies are recommended.
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spelling doaj.art-251e0fbf48e242f58b6de0de1cd280732023-09-03T02:11:06ZfasIsfahan University of Medical Sciencesمجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان1027-75951735-854X2018-09-013648778779310.22122/jims.v36i487.102613136Assessment of Restless Legs Syndrome in Preeclampsia, and its Association with Preterm LaborّّFerdous Mehrabian0Amir Hossein Mortazi1Babak Amra2Forogh Soltaninejad3Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranGeneral Practitioner, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranProfessor, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences AND Bamdad Respiratory and Sleep Research Center, Isfahan, IranAssistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences AND Bamdad Respiratory and Sleep Research Center, Isfahan, IranBackground: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sensory-motor disorder in which, a person experiences leg discomfort, and tries to improve it by leg motion. Pregnancy is among the factors that primarily causes or secondarily exacerbates restless legs syndrome. In this study, we assessed the incidence of this syndrome among pregnant women, and its association with preterm delivery. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study on 172 pregnant women with preeclampsia in 2015-2018 selected based on a census method. Restless legs syndrome diagnostic questionnaire and its severity based on International Restless Leg Syndrome Study Group rating scale (IRLS) were evaluated and compared in patients. Moreover, demographic information including age, smoking, body mass index (BMI), number of gravities, number of abortions, age of pregnancy, type of delivery, neonates' weight at the time of delivery, and neonates' gender were recorded and compared. Findings: There was no association between restless legs syndrome and mothers' age, body mass index, smoking, number of gravities, number of abortions, and time of delivery (P > 0.050 for all). Duration of pregnancy was 33.43 ± 3.87 and 32.22 ± 4.26 weeks in patients with and without restless legs syndrome, respectively. 85.7% of patients with restless legs syndrome had preterm delivery. Severity of restless legs syndrome was 17.47 ± 6.11 and 12.5 ± 3.98 in patients with preterm and term labor, respectively, but no significant association (P = 0.063). Conclusion: Based on findings of the current study, although restless legs syndrome among the women with preeclampsia was accompanied with preterm labor, and also was more severe among them, no statistical association was found in these regards. Further studies are recommended.http://jims.mui.ac.ir/index.php/jims/article/view/10261Restless legs syndromePremature laborPregnancyPreeclampsia
spellingShingle ّّFerdous Mehrabian
Amir Hossein Mortazi
Babak Amra
Forogh Soltaninejad
Assessment of Restless Legs Syndrome in Preeclampsia, and its Association with Preterm Labor
مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان
Restless legs syndrome
Premature labor
Pregnancy
Preeclampsia
title Assessment of Restless Legs Syndrome in Preeclampsia, and its Association with Preterm Labor
title_full Assessment of Restless Legs Syndrome in Preeclampsia, and its Association with Preterm Labor
title_fullStr Assessment of Restless Legs Syndrome in Preeclampsia, and its Association with Preterm Labor
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of Restless Legs Syndrome in Preeclampsia, and its Association with Preterm Labor
title_short Assessment of Restless Legs Syndrome in Preeclampsia, and its Association with Preterm Labor
title_sort assessment of restless legs syndrome in preeclampsia and its association with preterm labor
topic Restless legs syndrome
Premature labor
Pregnancy
Preeclampsia
url http://jims.mui.ac.ir/index.php/jims/article/view/10261
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