The relationship between iron deficiency anemia with restless leg syndrome and sleep quality in workers working in a textile factory in Iran: a cross-sectional study

• Published in: Middle East current psychiatry (Cairo) 2023-12, Vol.30 (1), p.23-7, Article 23
• Main Authors: Ghahremanfard, Farahnaz, Semnani, Maryam Rezaei, Mirmohammadkhani, Majid, Mansori, Kamyar, Pahlevan, Daryoush
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Anemia; Cross-sectional studies; Efficiency; Hemoglobin; Iron; Iron deficiency anemia; Laboratories; Likert scale; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Mental disorders; Psychiatry; Questionnaires; Restless leg syndrome; Restless legs syndrome; Sleep disorders; Sleep quality; Textile factory; Textile industry; Womens health
• ISSN: 2090-5416; 2090-5408; 2090-5416
• DOI: 10.1186/s43045-023-00294-5

Background The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between iron deficiency anemia with restless leg syndrome (RLS) and sleep quality in workers working in a textile factory in Iran. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 216 workers working in a textile factory in Iran. In addition to demographic and occupational variables, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and RLS questionnaires were used for the data collection. To investigate iron deficiency anemia, 2 CC of blood was taken from the brachial artery with the help of a 10-CC syringe with a blue or pink tip. Then, relevant data were entered into SPSS26 and analyzed. Results The mean (S. D.) age of the workers was 32.23 (6.14) and 60.6% of them were women. The prevalence of iron deficiency anemia was 21.2 and 69.5% in men and women, respectively. Most of the workers were in moderate condition in terms of RLS severity, and 78.2% had sleep disorders. There was an inverse and significant correlation between age ( β = −0.200), work experience ( β = −0.160), hemoglobin ( β = −0.149), and ferritin ( β = −0.186) with global PSQI score ( P value