Table II.

CVD symptoms and signs.

Symptoms/signs reporting method	Total group (n=7,210)	% of patients	Female (%)	Male (%)
Direct reporting	2,066	28.7	74.1	25.9
After physicians questions	5,144	71.3	69.8	30.2
Patient spontaneous reporting of health issues	Total group (n=7,210)	Percent (%)
Pain	2,809	38.96
Sensation of heavy legs	3,853	53.44
Sensation of swelling	3,001	41.62
Cramps	2,280	31.62
Sensation of burning	1,443	20.01
Telangiectasias	2,112	29.29
Reticular veins	1,148	15.92
Varicose veins	1,920	26.63
Swollen legs	966	13.40
Skin alterations	566	7.85
Leg ulcer	105	1.46
None	1,581	21.93
Symptoms detected during medical consultation after GPs specific questions	Total group (n=7,210)	Percent (%)
Pain	3,400	47.16
Sensation of heavy legs	4,420	61.30
Sensation of swelling	3,149	43.68
Cramps	2,279	31.61
Sensation of burning	1,740	24.13
None	1,394	19.33
Patient spontaneous reporting of health issues	Female (n=5,120) (%)	Male (n=2,090) (%)	P-value
Pain	40.3	35.6	<0.001
Sensation of heavy legs	58.1	42.0	<0.001
Sensation of swelling	46.3	30.2	<0.001
Cramps	32.7	28.9	<0.001
Sensation of burning	21.0	17.7	<0.001
Telangiectasias	34.1	17.6	<0.001
Reticular veins	18.0	10.7	<0.001
Varicose veins	28.2	22.7	<0.001
Swollen legs	14.5	10.7	<0.001
Skin alterations	7.6	8.6	0.150
Leg ulcer	1.2	2.1	0.003
No problem	18.1	31.2	<0.001
Patient reporting symptoms after physician addressing specific questions	Female (n=5120) (%)	Male (n=2090) (%)	P-value
Pain	47.8	45.6	0.090
Sensation of heavy legs	64.9	52.4	<0.001
Sensation of swelling	47.5	34.2	<0.001
Cramps	31.9	31.0	0.481
Sensation of burning	24.3	23.6	0.529