Table 1. Baseline characteristics of subjects.
| n = 54 | % | |
| Patient Age (years) | ||
| ≤35 | 4 | 7% |
| 36–50 | 13 | 24% |
| ≥51 | 37 | 69% |
| Gender | ||
| Men/Women | 13/41 | 24%/76% |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | ||
| ≤20 | 3 | 6% |
| 21–32 | 47 | 87% |
| ≥33 | 4 | 7% |
| Blood Pressure (mmHg) | ||
| Hypertensive patients (total) | 15 | 28% |
| Normalized under treatment | 13 | |
| Normotensive patients | 39 | 72% |
| Family history | ||
| Yes/No | 43/11 | 80%/20% |
| Relevant medical history | 25 | 46% |
| DM2 | 1 | 2% |
| Impaired fasting glycaemia | 2 | 4% |
| Atherosclerosis | 3 | 5% |
| Cardiac Disease | 2 | 4% |
| Hypercholesterolaemia | 5 | 9% |
| Current smoker | 12 | 22% |
| CEAP criteria | ||
| Clinical | ||
| C2 | 13 | 24% |
| C3 | 35 | 65% |
| C4 | 5 | 9% |
| C5 | 1 | 2% |
| Etiology | ||
| Primary | 54 | 100% |
| Secondary | 0 | 0% |
| Anatomy | ||
| Deep venous reflux | 0 | 0% |
| Superficial venous reflux | 54 | 100% |
| Deep and superficial reflux | 0 | 0% |
| Pathophysiology | ||
| Reflux only | 54 | 100% |
| Reflux and obstruction | 0 | 0% |