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. 1999 Feb 6;318(7180):353–356. doi: 10.1136/bmj.318.7180.353

Table 5.

Age adjusted prevalence (%) of leg symptoms by presence and grade of hyphenweb varices in right legs of men and women

Leg symptoms Hyphenweb varices
P value*
None Grade 1 Grades 2 or 3
Men n=144 n=519 n=36
 Feeling of swelling 2.6  8.2  6.0 0.070
Women n=100 n=707 n=60
 Heaviness or tension 18.5 25.6 41.1 0.003
 Feeling of swelling 7.8 19.8 22.2 0.008
 Restless legs 24.9 33.6 36.9 0.080
*

Test for linear trend across grade of hyphenweb varices.