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Table 1 Sociodemographic distribution of study participants

From: Study on restless leg syndrome and its relationship with quality of sleep among the general population of Mangalore, India

Characteristics

Number

Percentage

Age interval (years)

 ≤ 20

30

14.8

 21–30

123

60.9

 31–40

9

4.5

 41–50

13

6.4

 51–60

23

11.4

 > 60

4

2.0

Gender

 Males

93

46.0

 Females

109

54.0

Occupation

 Professional

35

17.3

 Semi-professional

28

13.9

 Student

116

57.4

 Skilled workers

12

5.9

 Semi-skilled workers

3

1.5

 Unskilled worker

5

2.5

 Housewives

3

1.5

Education (n = 177)

 Post-graduate

45

25.4

 Graduate

125

70.6

 Pre-university course

4

2.3

 High school

3

1.7

Marital status

 Unmarried

145

71.8

 Married

55

27.2

 Divorced

1

0.5

 Widowed

1

0.5

Socioeconomic status (n = 10)

 Class 1

8

80.0

 Class 2

2

20.0

Place of residence

 Urban

169

83.7

 Semi-urban

33

16.3

 Total

202

100.0