New onset of restless legs syndrome in pregnancy in a prospective multiracial cohort: Incidence and risk factors.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine whether the incidence and risk factors of restless legs syndrome (RLS) in pregnancy differ by race/ethnicity, we estimated relative risks of demographic, socioeconomic, and nutritional factors in association with risk of any incident RLS in pregnancy in a cohort of 2,704 healthy pregnant women without prior RLS.

Methods

Using data from the multicenter, multiracial National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Fetal Growth Studies-Singletons, we examined the incidence of RLS from early pregnancy to near delivery through up to 6 assessments. Multivariable Poisson models with robust variance were applied to estimate relative risks (RRs).

Results

The cumulative incidence of RLS in pregnancy was 18.1% for all women, 20.3% for White

SUBMITTER: Na M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7836662 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature