MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
András Szentkirályi, MD, PhD
Research fellow:Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
Institut für Epidemiologie und Sozialmedizin
Germany, D-4814
MedicalResearch: What are the main findings of the study?
Dr. Szentkirályi : Based on two prospective, population-based cohort studies, we found that subjects having multiple chronic diseases are at an increased risk of suffering from restless legs syndrome (RLS). Moreover, increased multimorbidity was a significant predictor of developing new onset RLS. It is important to note that the observed relationship was not reduced when well-established causes of secondary restless legs syndrome (e.g. chronic renal disease) were excluded.
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