Open AccessVaricose Vien (Risk Factors and Prevalence) in KSA – Questionnaier Study
Author(s) -
Masoud Ahmad Al-Ghamdi,
Ruba Alghamdi,
Baiader Saleh Alsheikh,
Mohammed Abdulaziz Alharthi,
Abdullah Saad Alqurashi,
Emad Yousef Alqurashi,
Ruwaydah Abdulaziz Althunayyan,
Mishal Mohammed Awaji,
Abdulaziz Alanazi,
Ahmed Mosa Alzahrany,
Abdulrahman Muwaffaq Khoj,
Abdullah Ata Abdulqader,
Alya Faisal Alsharif,
Amjad Khalid Abumilha,
Abeer Mousa Alshuqayfi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pharmaceutical research international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-9119
DOI - 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60b34612
Subject(s) - varicose veins , medicine , family history , constipation , sitting , alcohol consumption , risk factor , pregnancy , population , surgery , physical therapy , pediatrics , obstetrics , alcohol , environmental health , biochemistry , chemistry , pathology , biology , genetics
The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between different variables (namely: age group, gender, risk factors like smoking history, alcohol consumption, long duration of sitting and standing hours, family history of varicosities, history of leg trauma or surgery, frequent constipation, pregnancy more than once, and hormonal therapies including OCPs) and the presence of varicose veins. Also, the purpose is to determine the prevalence of varicose veins among the sample taken in the study, and the prevalence of the different symptoms and complication among this population.
A significant relationship was found between the presence of varicose veins and age group, gender, alcohol consumption, long duration of sitting and standing hours, family history of varicosities, history of leg surgery, frequent constipation, pregnancy more than once, and hormonal therapies including OCPs. The results are concordant, in most parts of this study, with the previous studies in different times and regions, done for the nearly similar purposes.