Evaluation of Restless Leg Syndrome in Patients with Type ۲ Diabetes Mellitus

Objective: To evaluate restless leg syndrome (RLS) in type ۲ Diabetes Mellitus (T۲DM) in Lahore. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study design was recruited for this study. Non-probability purposive sampling technique was used to select the patients in the study. The data was collected from the Pakistan Society for the Rehabilitation of Disabled (PSRD) Hospital and Hameed Latif Hospital Lahore. Patients diagnosed with T۲DM with a maximum of ۱۰ years, ages between ۳۵ to ۶۵ years, and patients who suffer from minor complications of diabetes mellitus were in cluded in the study. The RLS rating scale was used to assess the severity of restlessness in participants. Results: Out of ۱۴۴ subjects, the frequency of the RLS was ۷۱.۵% and the majority was more in females as compared to male subjects. The female subjects have moderate severity of RLS while male subjects have mild severity of RLS. Conclusion: The frequency of RLS was high in patients with T۲DM and females were more prone to RLS as compared to male subjects.

Keywords:

Frequency , Restless leg syndrome , Type ۲ diabetes mellitus