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RSWA scoring was based on submentalis and flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS) EMG using AASM criteria. Percent REM epochs meeting RSWA criteria (RSWA%) were compared by medication class in monotherapy or combination therapies using linear regression analysis, and adjusting for age, body mass index, gender, and race.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The sample included 1474 patients, 624 (42.3%) taking ADs and 850 (57.7%) non-users. Mean age was 53\u2009\u00b1\u200916.4\u00a0years, 53.1% male, and 73.1% White. Overall RSWA% was 11.9\u2009\u00b1\u200917.8. Compared to those medication-free, patients on SSRI or SNRI monotherapy had a 3.39% and 6.66% increase in RSWA%, respectively (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.009 and\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001); those on both SSRI and SNRI had a 10.44% increase (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.089). In contrast, RSWA% did not increase in patients taking TCA monotherapy or the combination of SSRI\u2009+\u2009TCA or SNRI\u2009+\u2009TCA.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Use of SSRIs and SNRIs, but not TCAs, is associated with increased RSWA% in a population with suspected parasomnia. The highest RSWA% estimates among combination groups were observed with SSRI\u2009+\u2009SNRI, although combination subgroup findings should be interpreted cautiously given small sample sizes. This study is the largest to quantify RSWA% and identify the differential impact of AD class, and monotherapy versus combination therapy on RSWA%. 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