Exercise and Restless Legs Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of Participants with RLS by Treatment Group (N = 28)

Background Characteristics	Exercise Group (N = 11)	Control Group (N = 17)	t Test Value	P Value
Age (years)
Mean	53.3	53.9
SD	9.9	9.9	0.17	.863
Gender
Male	7 (64%)	4 (24%)	5.87	.053
Female	4 (37%)	13 (76%)
Race
Caucasian	11 (100%)	16 (94%)	0.79	.673
Height (inches)
Mean	69.1	65.7
SD	3.5	3.7	−2.31	.030
Weight (pounds)
Mean	205.1	176.6
SD	50.4	48.4	−1.48	.151

Table 2.

RLS Rating Scale Scores by Treatment Group

RLS Score	Exercise Group (N = 11)	Control Group (N = 17)	t Test Value	P Value
Baseline
Total severity score	20.6 (6.4)	22.5 (6.4)	0.74	.464
Single item rating	4.0 (1.8)	4.2 (1.7)	0.27	.792
6 weeks
Total severity score	12.6 (4.8)	20.8 (7.4)	3.27	.003
Single item rating	1.7 (0.5)	4.1 (1.8)	4.21	<.001
12 weeks
Total severity score	12.1 (5.6)	21.5 (6.3)	3.75	.001
Single item rating	2.0 (1.2)	4.3 (1.3)	4.48	<.001

Note: Total severity scale scores range from zero to 40 with higher values being indicative of more severe symptoms. Single item rating is an ordinal scale with range of 1 to 8. Higher values are indicative of more severe symptoms. Cell values represent means (SD).