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Varicose veins are a common disease. Its reported prevalence all over the world varies between 10% to 30%<ref name="pmid8156326">{{cite journal| author=Callam MJ| title=Epidemiology of varicose veins. | journal=Br J Surg | year= 1994 | volume= 81 | issue= 2 | pages= 167-73 | pmid=8156326 | doi=10.1002/bjs.1800810204 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8156326 }} </ref><ref name="pmid10396491">{{cite journal| author=Evans CJ, Fowkes FG, Ruckley CV, Lee AJ| title=Prevalence of varicose veins and chronic venous insufficiency in men and women in the general population: Edinburgh Vein Study. | journal=J Epidemiol Community Health | year= 1999 | volume= 53 | issue= 3 | pages= 149-53 | pmid=10396491 | doi=10.1136/jech.53.3.149 | pmc=1756838 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=10396491 }} </ref>. The majority of the cases are | Varicose veins are a common disease. Its reported prevalence all over the world varies between 10% to 30%<ref name="pmid8156326">{{cite journal| author=Callam MJ| title=Epidemiology of varicose veins. | journal=Br J Surg | year= 1994 | volume= 81 | issue= 2 | pages= 167-73 | pmid=8156326 | doi=10.1002/bjs.1800810204 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8156326 }} </ref><ref name="pmid10396491">{{cite journal| author=Evans CJ, Fowkes FG, Ruckley CV, Lee AJ| title=Prevalence of varicose veins and chronic venous insufficiency in men and women in the general population: Edinburgh Vein Study. | journal=J Epidemiol Community Health | year= 1999 | volume= 53 | issue= 3 | pages= 149-53 | pmid=10396491 | doi=10.1136/jech.53.3.149 | pmc=1756838 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=10396491 }} </ref>. The majority of the cases are reported in developed and industrialised countries. The prevalence of varicose veins in the USA is estimated to be 23% of the adult population. It is more common in women than in men. The prevalence increases with age. [[Heredity]] seems to play a major role in development of Varicose veins. 50% of the patients have a [[family history]] of the disease. The children with two affected parents are at almost 90% risk<ref>https://www.chicagoveininstitute.com/varicose-vein-statistics/</ref>. | ||
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'''Gender:''' Females are twice as likely to be affected as compared to males. | '''Gender:''' Females are twice as likely to be affected as compared to males. | ||
'''Race:''' Race and ethnicity do not affect the prevalence of | '''Race:''' Race and ethnicity do not affect the prevalence of varicose veins. | ||
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Overview
Varicose veins are a common disease. Its reported prevalence all over the world varies between 10% to 30%[1][2]. The majority of the cases are reported in developed and industrialised countries. The prevalence of varicose veins in the USA is estimated to be 23% of the adult population. It is more common in women than in men. The prevalence increases with age. Heredity seems to play a major role in development of Varicose veins. 50% of the patients have a family history of the disease. The children with two affected parents are at almost 90% risk[3].
Epidemiology and Demographics
Prevalence: Worldwide the prevalence varies between 10-30% of the population. In the USA, the prevalence is around 4500/100,000 [4]. It affects around 22 million women and 11 million men[5].
Case fatality: Varicose veins is not a fatal disease.
Age: The prevalence increases with age. The most affected age group is 40-80 years old.
Gender: Females are twice as likely to be affected as compared to males.
Race: Race and ethnicity do not affect the prevalence of varicose veins.
- ↑ Callam MJ (1994). "Epidemiology of varicose veins". Br J Surg. 81 (2): 167–73. doi:10.1002/bjs.1800810204. PMID 8156326.
- ↑ Evans CJ, Fowkes FG, Ruckley CV, Lee AJ (1999). "Prevalence of varicose veins and chronic venous insufficiency in men and women in the general population: Edinburgh Vein Study". J Epidemiol Community Health. 53 (3): 149–53. doi:10.1136/jech.53.3.149. PMC 1756838. PMID 10396491.
- ↑ https://www.chicagoveininstitute.com/varicose-vein-statistics/
- ↑ https://www.rightdiagnosis.com/v/varicose_veins/stats-country.htm
- ↑ Hamdan A (2012). "Management of varicose veins and venous insufficiency". JAMA. 308 (24): 2612–21. doi:10.1001/jama.2012.111352. PMID 23268520.