2018
Suicidal thought and behavior in individuals with restless legs syndrome
Para KS, Chow CA, Nalamada K, Kakade VM, Chilakamarri P, Louis ED, Koo BB. Suicidal thought and behavior in individuals with restless legs syndrome. Sleep Medicine 2018, 54: 1-7. PMID: 30529070, DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2018.09.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRestless legs syndromeInternational RLS Study Group Severity ScaleLifetime suicidal ideationLifetime depression historySuicidal ideationDepression historyLegs syndromeControl participantsBrief Lifetime Depression ScaleCambridge-Hopkins RLS questionnairePotential demographic confoundersRisk of suicideStepwise logistic regressionRLS sufferersRLS questionnaireRLS diagnosisRLS severityDepression ScaleSuicidal Behaviors QuestionnaireLifetime depressionSeverity ScaleDemographic confoundersSuicidal thoughtsLogistic regressionDepression
2011
Restless legs syndrome: relationship between prevalence and latitude
Koo BB. Restless legs syndrome: relationship between prevalence and latitude. Sleep And Breathing 2011, 16: 1237-1245. PMID: 22210354, DOI: 10.1007/s11325-011-0640-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Rapid Eye Movement-Related Sleep-Disordered Breathing Influence of Age and Gender
Koo BB, Patel SR, Strohl K, Hoffstein V. Rapid Eye Movement-Related Sleep-Disordered Breathing Influence of Age and Gender. CHEST Journal 2008, 134: 1156-1161. PMID: 18812455, PMCID: PMC7448537, DOI: 10.1378/chest.08-1311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNREM AHIApnea-hypopnea indexSleep-disordered breathingREM apnea-hypopnea indexBody mass indexSDB prevalenceRapid eye movement (REM) sleepFace of obesityUniversity Sleep LaboratoryEye movement sleepRapid eye movementAge-dependent riseAge-related decreaseMass indexFemale sexBMI increaseMovement sleepRisk factorsFemale hormonesNREM sleepSleep laboratoryPrevalence decreasesBreathing influencesYoung womenWomen