Prevalence of Varicose Veins Among Secondary Schools' Teachers in Assiut Governorate

Ali, Ali L.; Kotb, Saber; Osman, Safaa R.

doi:10.21608/asnj.2019.74133

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“…The prevalence of VVs was also reported as 18.7% in individuals of Asian ethnicity [ 8 ]. Moreover, the relationship between prolonged standing and VVs has been established in multiple studies of various at-risk professional groups, including nurses [ 9 , 10 ], hairdressers [ 11 , 12 ], teachers [ 13 ], and cashiers [ 14 ].…”

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Shank Circumference Reduction by Sleep Compression Stockings in University Students and Convenience Store Cashiers

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Compression stockings (CSs) are a relatively simple and effective tool for alleviating varicose veins and are often used as a preventive measure among workers whose jobs require prolonged standing. Nevertheless, the efficacy of CSs that are advertised as sleepwear remains unverified. This study recruited 10 female university students and 10 cashiers as participants to test the effects of sleep CSs. During the experiment, the changes in shank circumference (SC) and the subjective discomfort rating upon getting up and going to bed were collected. Data were recorded immediately after getting up and SC measurement was repeated 10 min later. The results demonstrated that both CS condition and measurement time significantly affected SC reduction, whereas cashier or student status did not. The reported discomfort and tightness of the legs attributed to CSs were relatively high, and the benefit toward SC reduction was minimal. Cashiers exhibited slightly larger SC values and higher perceived discomfort levels, which may be attributed to their occupational characteristic of prolonged standing, and the cumulative effect of prolonged standing on muscle properties warrants further study. The study findings suggest that wearing CSs for sleep may not be effective for reducing OE

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Earth’s gravity field and prevalence of varicose veins and chronic venous disease: Systematic review

Rusinovich

2022

Phlebology

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Aim This study examines the influence of Earth’s gravity field on the prevalence of varicose veins in geophysical area. Material and Methods We performed a systematic review (OVID and Google Scholar) of studies focusing on prevalence of varicose veins to determine the influence of Earth’s gravity field—GRACE GGM05S gravity model—on the disease prevalence. PROSPERO: CRD42021279513. Results 81 studies met inclusion and quality criteria. Areas with stronger gravity have significantly higher prevalence of varicose veins with adjustment for age, gender and body mass index (BMI) ( p-values < 0.02). Adjusted for age, prevalence of varicose veins in areas with gravity field +20 mGal and more is 1.37 time higher than in areas with gravity field less than +20 mGal, p-value 0.005 (95% CI: −12.5 to −2.4): mean disease prevalence for gravity field +20 mGal and more—27.5% (mean age, 40.1 years; mean gravity field, +27.1 mGal; 63.9% females, 37 studies, 123,164 participants) vs mean disease prevalence for gravity field less than +20 mGal – 20.1% (mean age, 42.2 years; mean gravity field, +5.7 mGal; 56.8% females, 44 studies, 205,925 participants). Older age is the main risk factor for varicose veins ( p-values < 0.005). Female gender and high BMI are insignificantly associated with high prevalence of varicose veins ( p-values > 0.4 for gender, p-values > 0.2 for BMI). Conclusion Stronger gravity field is significantly associated with higher prevalence of varicose veins—risk factor. The potential mechanism of this phenomenon is that high gravity field alters systemic venous return, pooling blood and fluid in the peripheral, gravity-dependent regions of the body in upright humans constantly living in the defined geophysical area.

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Prevalence of Varicose Veins and Quality of Life among Security Guards

Altaf,

Qaisar,

Perveen

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PBMJ

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Varicose vein is a condition of lower limbs which is caused by distension and swelling of veins leading towards back flow and accumulation of blood in limbs. Objective: To find out the prevalence of varicose veins and quality of life among the security guards of Lahore. Methods: Data were collected from the 210 security guards of public areas of Lahore, using convenient sampling. Both male and female security guards 35-70 years with at least 6 duty hours and having more than 1 year of experience were included while; security guards with chronic diseases, history of trauma and amputated lower limbs were excluded. Perthe’s test and Brodie-Trendelenburg Test were applied to rule out the VV and Aberdeen’s Varicose Veins Questionnaire (AVVQ) was used to evaluate the quality of life. SPSS 26.0 was used to compute the results. Results: Mean age of the security guards was 44.661 ± 7.315 years. Females were 8(3.8%) and males were 202 (96.2%). Majority 204 (97.1%)) of participants had 7 to 10 duty hours. Brodie-Trendelenburg test shows positive response in 18(8.6%) participants for their right leg and 16 (7.6%) for left leg. While, Perthes test was positive in 16 (7.6%) participants for left leg, whereas 17 (8.1%) for right leg. Prevalence of varicose veins in security guards was found 8%. Majority of participants 199 (94.8%) presented good quality of life while, 11 (5.2%) reflected moderate quality of life. Conclusions: The prevalence of varicose veins among security guards of Lahore was low. The quality of life was good in the majority of the security guards.

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Prevalence of Varicose Veins Among Secondary Schools' Teachers in Assiut Governorate

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Shank Circumference Reduction by Sleep Compression Stockings in University Students and Convenience Store Cashiers

Shank Circumference Reduction by Sleep Compression Stockings in University Students and Convenience Store Cashiers

Earth’s gravity field and prevalence of varicose veins and chronic venous disease: Systematic review

Prevalence of Varicose Veins and Quality of Life among Security Guards

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