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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and RLS status in participants with TTH and participants with non-headache

From: Restless legs syndrome and tension-type headache: a population-based study

 

All participants,

Participants with TTH,

N (%)

Participants with non-headache,

N (%)

P a

N

   

Sex

   

<0.001

 Male

1345

268 (19.9)

838 (62.3)

 

 Female

1350

302 (22.3)

584 (43.3)

 

Age

   

0.405

 19–29

542

119 (22.0)

286 (52.8)

 

 30–39

604

127 (21.0)

293 (48.5)

 

 40–49

611

131 (21.4)

295 (48.3)

 

 50–59

529

107 (20.2)

303 (57.3)

 

 60–69

409

86 (21.0)

245 (59.9)

 

Size of the residential area

   

0.009

 Large city

1248

251 (20.1)

647 (51.8)

 

 Small-to-medium city

1186

243 (20.5)

650 (54.8)

 

 Rural area

261

76 (29.1)

125 (47.9)

 

Education level

   

0.345

 Middle school or lower

393

96 (24.5)

208 (52.4)

 

 High school

1208

247 (20.5)

646 (53.5)

 

 College or higher

1068

223 (20.9)

551 (51.6)

 

 No response

26

4 (15.4)

19 (73.1)

 

RLS

142

34 (6.0)

51 (3.6)

0.018

  1. aComparison between participants with tension-type headache and those without headache. TTH Tension-type headache, RLS Restless legs syndrome