Prevalence of Restless Legs Syndrome in Patients Treated with Peritoneal Dialysis: Clinical and Biochemical Characteristics among Patients with and without Restless Legs Syndrome

Selda Korkmaz, Bulent Tokgoz, Sevda Ismailogullari, Ismail Kocyigit, Merva Kocyigit, Ozgur Berkay Aksu, Murat Aksu

Department of Nephrology, Erciyes University Medical School, Kayseri, Turkey..
Department of Neurology, Acibadem Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey..
Department of Neurology, Erciyes University Medical School, Kayseri, Turkey..
Medical Faculty, Near East University, Nicosia, Cyprus.

DOI: 10.4236/ojneph.2013.31008                

Abstract

Introduction and Aims:This is a prospective study identifying prevalence of Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) in patients ongoing peritoneal dialysis (PD) due to end stage renal disease (ESRD) and comparing clinical and biochemical characteristics among patients with and without RLS. Methods: Two hundred ESRD patients who received PD at least six months assessed by neurologist and nephrologist with regards to presence of RLS. Also, clinical and biochemical features of these patients are determined. One hundred and forty four patients were excluded from study because they had other secondary causes of RLS except for ESRD. Results: Thirteen of 56 patients (23.2%) had RLS. The use of vitamin B + folic acid supplements was significantly lower in patients with RLS than in those without RLS (69.2% vs 97.7%; p = 0.008). There was no significant difference between patient groups with and without RLS in terms of age, gender, body mass index, cause of ESRD, peritoneal membrane transport characteristic, smoking, consuming alcohol, use of erythropoietin, duration of PD, hemoglobin, serum calcium, serum phosphorus, serum albumin, levels of serum iron, total iron binding capacity, ferritin, folic acid and vitamin B12, transferrin saturation, weekly Kt/V urea value, and amount of residual urine volume (p > 0.05). Conclusion: RLS is more common among PD patients than general population. Although essential cause is not exactly known, use of folic acid and vitamin B complex decrease the RLS prevalence in this particular patient group.

Keywords

Peritoneal Dialysis; Restless Legs Syndrome; Renal Failure

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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