Table 4.
Age adjusted prevalence (%) of leg symptoms by presence and grade of trunk varices in the right legs of men and women
| Leg symptoms | Trunk varices
|
P value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | Grade 1 | Grades 2 or 3 | ||
| Men | n=476 | n=191 | n=32 | |
| Heaviness or tension | 14.1 | 15.7 | 18.7 | >0.1 |
| Feeling of swelling | 6.1 | 7.9 | 14.1 | 0.097 |
| Aching | 28.4 | 27.0 | 27.0 | >0.1 |
| Restless legs | 19.6 | 18.7 | 18.5 | >0.1 |
| Cramps | 30.9 | 31.7 | 37.1 | >0.1 |
| Itching | 15.8 | 18.3 | 37.6 | 0.011 |
| Tingling | 12.4 | 13.2 | 15.8 | >0.1 |
| Women | n=663 | n=174 | n=30 | |
| Heaviness or tension | 22.0 | 36.0 | 54.7 | ⩽0.001 |
| Feeling of swelling | 17.6 | 21.6 | 24.6 | >0.1 |
| Aching | 44.9 | 61.7 | 63.2 | ⩽0.001 |
| Restless legs | 32.6 | 31.9 | 49.6 | >0.1 |
| Cramps | 37.6 | 42.9 | 45.2 | >0.1 |
| Itching | 20.6 | 27.5 | 38.0 | ⩽0.005 |
| Tingling | 15.6 | 17.9 | 17.4 | >0.1 |
*
Test for linear trend across grade of trunk varices.