title: [Varicose disease. Epidemiologic study apropos of 1600 cases].
abstract: The epidemiology of varicose veins disease benefits from the computer analysis of the results of a clinical survey in 1,600 patients with varicose veins, sponsored by Negma laboratories among 150 peripheral vascular disease specialists in 1986 (France). A few original points should be stressed: Women consult earlier und undergo surgery less often. The major symptom, heaviness in the legs, is stable at all ages (80%) as well as movements of impatience (15%). On the contrary, by cross-sections of 10 years, the cramps, edemas, varices progress in a linear fashion, while ulcers progress exponentially. Finally, obese patients with varicose veins present a significantly more severe clinical picture.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Griton
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Escalier-Imbert
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cuffit
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000503:physiopathology; D010297:Paris; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000453:epidemiology; D012737:Sex Factors; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D003276:Contraceptives, Oral
vernacular_title: La maladie variqueuse. Etude épidémiologique, à propos de 1,600 cas.