PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Musil, Dalibor
AU  - Kaletova, Marketa
AU  - Herman, Jiri
TI  - AGE, BODY MASS INDEX AND SEVERITY OF PRIMARY CHRONIC VENOUS DISEASE
DP  - 2011 Dec 1
TA  - Biomedical papers
PG  - 367--371
VI  - 155
IP  - 4
AID - 10.5507/bp.2011.054
IS  - 12138118
AB  - Aim: The aim of this cross-sectional prospective study was investigate whether there is a correlation between age, BMI and severity of chronic venous disease (CVD), evaluated clinically (CEAP classification) and anatomically (extent of the epifascial venous reflux).
Methods: 213 patients, 65 males (30.5%, mean age 45.1±13.9 years) and 148 females (69.5%, mean age 47.5±13.5 years) were divided into three age categories: 18-40 years (40.8%), 41-74 years (56.3%) and ≥75years (2.8%). BMI was classified as normal weight (18.5 -