Table 5.

The odds of varicose veins in men and women based on dietary pattern.

Variables	OR	95% CI	P-value
Men, no vegetarian diet	1
Men, vegetarian diet	1.457	1.072–1.979	0.0161
Women, no vegetarian diet	3.599	3.140–4.124	<0.0001
Women, vegetarian diet	3.101	2.528–3.803	<0.0001

OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval, BMI: body mass index.

Adjusted for age, smoking, drinking, exercise, weight, educational level, job type, and systolic and diastolic blood pressure.