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Table 2 Axes of functional distress according to WED in natives and mestizos in rural Ecuador

From: Psychological distress in patients with restless legs syndrome (Willis-Ekbom disease): a population-based door-to-door survey in rural Ecuador

 

Patients, No. (%)

 

Characteristic of functional distress

Participants in series (N = 665)

With WED (n = 40)

Without WED (n = 625)

Statistical significance, OR (95% CI);P valuea

Depression

76 (11.4)

12 (30.0)

64 (10.2)

4.5 (2.2-9.7); <.001

Anxiety

93 (14.0)

12 (30.0)

81 (13.0)

3.6 (1.7-7.7); .001

Stress

60 (9.0)

9 (22.5)

51 (8.2)

3.3 (1.5-7.6); .004

≥2 Axes of functional distress

66 (9.9)

11 (27.5)

55 (8.8)

4.3 (2.0-9.2); <.001

  1. Abbreviations: OR Odds ratio, WED Willis-Ekbom disease.
  2. aRegression model, after adjustment for age and sex.