Table 1 Patient characteristics at baseline for TREAT RLS 1 (n = 284) and TREAT RLS 2 (n = 263)
| Â | TREAT RLS 1 | TREAT RLS 2 |
|---|---|---|
Age, years | Â | Â |
Mean (SD) | 55.1 (11.2) | 55.4 (11.1) |
Range | 28.0–78.0 | 29.0–79.0 |
Sex, % (n) | Â | Â |
Men | 37.0 (105) | 40.3 (106) |
Women | 63.0 (179) | 59.7 (157) |
Work status, % (n) | Â | Â |
Full-time employment | 36.3 (103) | 43.4 (114) |
Part-time employment | 15.1 (43) | 12.6 (33) |
Volunteer/unpaid work | 2.5 (7) | 1.9 (5) |
Unemployed due to RLS | 1.1 (3) | 0.8 (2) |
Unemployed due to other (non-RLS) symptoms | 3.2 (9) | 0.4 (1) |
Unemployed for other reasons | 8.5 (24) | 4.2 (11) |
Retired | 22.2 (63) | 29.3 (77) |
Homemaker | 11.3 (32) | 7.6 (20) |
CGI severity of illness, % (n) | Â | Â |
Missing data | 0 (0) | 0.4 (1) |
Normal, not at all ill | 2.1 (6) | 0.4 (1) |
Borderline ill | 1.1 (3) | 1.5 (4) |
Mildly ill | 9.2 (26) | 7.2 (19) |
Moderately ill | 34.9 (99) | 36.5 (96) |
Markedly ill | 32.0 (91) | 31.2 (82) |
Severely ill | 19.0 (54) | 20.2 (53) |
Among the most extremely ill patients | 1.8 (5) | 2.7 (7) |
Item 6 of the IRLS: 'How severe was your RLS as a whole?', % (n) | Â | Â |
None | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Mild | 2.1 (6) | 2.3 (6) |
Moderate | 34.9 (99) | 36.9 (97) |
Severe | 43.7 (124) | 44.9 (118) |
Very severe | 19.4 (55) | 16.0 (42) |
Item 7 of the IRLS: 'How often did you get RLS symptoms?', % (n) | Â | Â |
Rarely (< 1 day a week) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Occasionally (1 day a week) | 1.4 (4) | 0.4 (1) |
Sometimes (2–3 days a week) | 10.6(30) | 9.1 (24) |
Often (4–5 days a week) | 25.4 (72) | 32.7 (86) |
Very often (6–7 days a week) | 62.7 (178) | 57.8 (152) |
Age of onset of symptoms, years Mean (SD) | 38.2 (16.8) | 34.6 (17.3) |