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Association of low ferritin with PLM in the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort.
Sleep medicine - 1 Nov 2015
Li Jason, Moore Hyatt, Lin Ling, Young Terry, Finn Laurel, Peppard Paul E, Mignot Emmanuel
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The origins of periodic leg movements (PLMs), a strong correlate of restless legs syndrome (RLS), are uncertain. This study was performed to assess the relationship between PLMs and peripheral iron deficiency, as measured with ferritin levels corrected for inflammation. METHODS: We included a cross-sectional sample of a cohort study of 801 randomly selected people (n = 1008 assays, mean age 58.6 ± 0.3...
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