Table 1 Characteristics of the patients
Characteristics | RLS | No RLS | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 224) | (n = 110) | ||
Demographics | |||
Age (mean ± SD, years) | 42.49 ± 10.97 | 44.03 ± 10.12 | 0.147♯ |
Female | 160 (71.4) | 81 (73.6) | 0.672* |
The main risk factors of vascular disease | |||
BMI (mean ± SD) | 22.98 ± 3.32 | 20.03 ± 3.61 | 0.281♯ |
Hypertension | 25 (11.2) | 15 (13.6) | 0.513* |
Diabetes | 5 (2.2) | 5 (4.5) | 0.244* |
Heart disease | 6 (2.7) | 4 (3.6) | 0.629* |
Smoking | 0.627* | ||
Never | 189 (84.4) | 97 (88.2) | |
Current | 23 (10.3) | 8 (7.3) | |
Former | 12 (5.4) | 5 (4.5) | |
Headache characteristics | |||
Aura | 67 (29.9) | 19 (17.3) | 0.013* |
Family history of headache | 65 (29.0) | 26 (23.6) | 0.299* |
Age of onset | 31.01 ± 11.85 | 32.65 ± 11.92 | 0.776♯ |
Years from the first attack | 11.84 ± 11.16 | 11.39 ± 10.45 | 0.731♯ |
MRI Findings | |||
0.265* | |||
SBI | 20 (8.9) | 6 (5.5) | |
0.066※ | |||
Posterior circulation only | 10 (4.5) | 1 (0.9) | 0.166* |
Single silent brain infarct | 12 (5.4) | 4 (3.6) | |
0.355* | |||
WMHs | 122 (54.5) | 54 (49.1) | |
0.543※ | |||
pvWMHs | 7 (3.1) | 2 (1.8) | |
dWMHs | 94 (42.0) | 46 (41.8) | 0.980* |
dWMHs and pvWMHs | 21 (9.4) | 6 (5.5) | |