High prevalence of chronic venous disease among health care workers in the United States

Cires-Drouet, Rafael; Liu, Fangyang; Rosenberger, Sarah; Startzel, Matthew; Kidwell, Margaret G.; Yokemick, John; McDonald, Tara; Carlin, Minerva; Sharma, Jashank; Sorkin, John D.; Lal, Brajesh K.

doi:10.1016/j.jvsv.2019.10.017

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“…A study including 636 US health care workers (median age, 42 years; 93% women) found a high prevalence of CVI, with presence of varicose veins in 20% of the participants. 78…”

Section: Venous Thromboembolism (Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary E...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2022 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

Tsao¹,

Aday²,

Almarzooq³

et al. 2022

Circulation

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Background: The American Heart Association, in conjunction with the National Institutes of Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and cardiovascular risk factors, including core health behaviors (smoking, physical activity, diet, and weight) and health factors (cholesterol, blood pressure, and glucose control) that contribute to cardiovascular health. The Statistical Update presents the latest data on a range of major clinical heart and circulatory disease conditions (including stroke, congenital heart disease, rhythm disorders, subclinical atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, heart failure, valvular disease, venous disease, and peripheral artery disease) and the associated outcomes (including quality of care, procedures, and economic costs). Methods: The American Heart Association, through its Statistics Committee, continuously monitors and evaluates sources of data on heart disease and stroke in the United States to provide the most current information available in the annual Statistical Update. The 2022 Statistical Update is the product of a full year’s worth of effort by dedicated volunteer clinicians and scientists, committed government professionals, and American Heart Association staff members. This year’s edition includes data on the monitoring and benefits of cardiovascular health in the population and an enhanced focus on social determinants of health, adverse pregnancy outcomes, vascular contributions to brain health, and the global burden of cardiovascular disease and healthy life expectancy. Results: Each of the chapters in the Statistical Update focuses on a different topic related to heart disease and stroke statistics. Conclusions: The Statistical Update represents a critical resource for the lay public, policymakers, media professionals, clinicians, health care administrators, researchers, health advocates, and others seeking the best available data on these factors and conditions.

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“…A study including 636 US health care workers (median age, 42 years; 93% women) found a high prevalence of CVI, with presence of varicose veins in 20% of the participants. 78…”

Section: Venous Thromboembolism (Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary E...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2022 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

Tsao¹,

Aday²,

Almarzooq³

et al. 2022

Circulation

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“…12 Our study reported that 44% of the study participants had leg pain in the evening or night and similar findings was reported by a study conducted in USA among health care workers where majority (72.2%) of participants had leg pain in the evening. 13 In this present study, the odds ratio was 0.838 {95% CI (0.20-3.42) for female with the comparison of male. A prospective study done among Danish population reported the relative risk of 1.75 {95% CI (0.92-3.34}.…”

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Risk assessment for varicose veins among city Police-A cross sectional study

Timilsina¹,

Prasad

Angolkar³

et al. 2021

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health

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People with overweight, standing for prolonged time, increasing age, smoking habit, heavy lifting and pregnancies in female increases risks of having varicose veins and are found common in lower limbs i.e saphenous vein. Objective: To assess the risks of varicose vein among policemen and to assess the association between varicose vein and their designation among police of Belagavi city, Karnataka, India. Material and methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among 150 police personnel who were working in Belagavi city. Information was collected by using questionnaire for socio-demographic, general information and symptoms. Observational checklist was used to assess signs of VV. Results: Out of 150 participants, the mean age of participants was 39.28 years. Among them, 74.66% were male and 25.34% were female where 77 (51.30%) were Police Constable, 54 (36%) were Head Constable, 15 (10%) were ASI, 2 (1.30%) were Inspector & Sub Inspector respectively. The mean standing hour per day was found to be 6.69 h and the mean years of service was found to be 9.11 years. It was found that 14.7% of police personnel had varicose veins and 20% of them were in the risk of developing VV. Conclusion: varicose veins has significant association with religion, designation, duration of working, income, marital status, lungs problem, DVT, cardiac infract and HTN. Similarly, risk of developing varicose vein has a significant association with marital status and duration of standing.

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“…The prevalence of varicose veins is ubiquitous, but higher in developed countries. Risk factors found to be associated with VLE include age, sex, a family history of varicose veins, obesity, pregnancy, phlebitis, and previous leg injury, environmental or behavioral factors, like sedentary lifestyle [2, 3,[6][7][8][9].…”

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Regional features of the incidence of the lower extremities varicose in Kazakhstan

Igissinov¹,

Kenzhebekova

Kozhakhmetov

et al. 2021

Medicine

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Diseases of the cardiovascular system remain an important medical and social problem throughout the world, since the prevalence, features of the clinical course and outcomes lead to a significant decrease in the quality of life. The study of the geographic variability of varicose veins of the lower extremities (hereinafter – VLE) can expand the understanding of this problem. Objective. To assess the regional features of the incidence of VLE in Kazakhstan for 2009-2018. Material and methods. The material for the study was the data of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan – annual form No. 12, concerning VLE (ICD 10 – I83) for 2009-2018. A retrospective study using descriptive and analytical methods of biomedical statistics was used as the main method. Results and discussion. For 2009-2018 in the republic 158 151 cases of VLE were registered for the first time, of which 37 670 (23.8%) in men and 120 481 (76.2%) in women. The average annual incidence rate of VLE (both sexes) in the republic was 91.6±9.6 per 100,000 of the total population (95% CI=72.8-110.30/0000). The lowest incidence rates of VLE in the entire population were established in Aktobe region – 28.1±1.40/0000 (95% CI=25.4-30.80/0000). Very high incidence rates (both sexes) were detected in North Kazakhstan region (130.5±7.60/0000, 95% CI=115.6-145.40/0000) and in Astana city (163.0±11.00/0000, 95% CI=130.6-195.40/0000). Conclusions. The study showed a preliminary assessment of VLE incidence in the republic, identifying regions of low and high frequency, trends of VLE morbidity. In dynamics, morbidity rates tended to grow. With the equalization of the incidence rates of VLE, the average annual growth rate was Т=+12.5%. Keywords: varicose veins of the lower extremities, incidence, Kazakhstan.

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High prevalence of chronic venous disease among health care workers in the United States

Cited by 30 publications

References 23 publications

Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2022 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2022 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

Risk assessment for varicose veins among city Police-A cross sectional study

Regional features of the incidence of the lower extremities varicose in Kazakhstan

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