Restless legs syndrome in adolescents: relationship with sleep quality, cardiorespiratory fitness and body fat

Abstract: Objective The aim of the current study was to investigate the relationship between restless legs syndrome (RLS) and cardiorespiratory fitness, body composition and sleep quality in a sample of adolescents. Methods One hundred fifty seven volunteer adolescents (16.6 ± 0.7 yrs) participated in the study. Sleep quality was assessed by the Pittsburg sleep quality index. Cardiorespiratory fitness was assessed by the 20 m shuttle run test and body composition by bioelectrical impedance analysis. Results The prevalence of RLS was 5.1%. The adolescents with RLS were found to exhibit significantly higher body fat levels (p=0.019) and poorer sleep quality score (p=0.000) compared with their free-RLS counterparts. Conclusions Adolescents with RLS are subjects of higher body fat and impaired sleep quality compared with adolescents without RLS. Early diagnosis and appropriate management of RLS is essential in the adolescents.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Umfang: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Restless legs syndrome in adolescents: relationship with sleep quality, cardiorespiratory fitness and body fat ; volume:10 ; number:01 ; year:2017 ; pages:7-10 ; Sleep science ; 10, Heft 01 (2017), 7-10

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Beteiligte Personen und Organisationen: Giannaki, Christoforos D. ; Hadjigeorgiou, Georgios M. ; Aphamis, George ; Pantzaris, Marios ; Sakkas, Giorgos K.

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: 10.5935/1984-0063.20170002
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023113013594505019751
• Rechteinformation: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 15.08.2025, 07:28 MESZ