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Prevalence of varicose veins and chronic venous insufficiency in men and women in the general population: Edinburgh Vein Study.

Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health · 1999 · Vol. 53(3) · pp. 149–153

C. J. Evans✉F.G.R. Fowkes(University of Edinburgh)C V Ruckley(Edinburgh Royal Infirmary)Amanda Lee(University of Edinburgh)

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Abstract

Approximately one third of men and women aged 18-64 years had trunk varices. In contrast with the findings in most previous studies, mainly conducted in the 1960s and 1970s, chronic venous insufficiency and mild varicose veins were more common in men than women. No evidence of bias in the study was found to account for this sex difference. Changes in lifestyle or other factors might be contributing to an alteration in the epidemiology of venous disease.

Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Dermatologic Treatments and ResearchMedicineVaricose veinsVaricesChronic venous insufficiencyTrunkEpidemiologyPopulationCross-sectional studyPrevalenceInternal medicine

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AdolescentAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleUnited KingdomHumansLife StyleMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsSocial ClassVaricose VeinsVenous InsufficiencyBiasPrevalence

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