[Epidemiology of chronic venous insufficiency--Swiss survey with surprising results].
Lower limb chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is one of the most common diseases in western world adults with considerable socio-economic impact. Varicose veins of the legs are caused by a number of factors. Current data suggest that both lifestyle and environmental factors play a role in varicose vein occurrence. Nevertheless, environmental factors seem to play greater role than previously thought. This was also observed in a Swiss survey of 1099 participants carried out during summer 2008 in 40 different Swiss pharmacies.
Traber
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Dermatologische Klinik, Universitätsspital Zürich.
Mazzolai
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Läuchli
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors; D013177:Sports; D013557:Switzerland; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D014689:Venous Insufficiency / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D055815:Young Adult