Table 1.

Classification used for examination of legs in Edinburgh vein study (adapted from Widmer¹⁴)

Category	Definition
Trunk varices	Dilated, tortuous trunks of the long or short saphenous vein or their first or second order branches
Reticular varices	Dilated, tortuous, subcutaneous veins not belonging to the main trunk or its major branches
Hyphenweb varices	Intradermal varices (venous telangiectasia)

All three categories were graded depending on the degree and extent of tortuosity and prominence of veins by using standard reference photographs