Table 3. Comparison of continuous variables between nurses with and without varicose veins.
Variable | With varicose veins mean (SD) | Without varicose veins mean (SD) | p-value |
Age by years | 31.5 (±5.5) | 30.4 (±5.5) | 0.101 |
Height by cm | 158.3 (±8.3) | 159 (±21.9) | 0.788 |
Weight by kg | 62.8 (±16.6) | 62.1 (±14.4) | 0.715 |
Hours standing per shift | 7.8 (±4.2) | 7.5 (±3.1) | 0.497 |
Hours sitting per shift | 4.5 (±3.8) | 3.1 (±3) | 0.002 |
Number of gravida | 2.68 (±1.5) | 2.32 (±1.4) | 0.286 |
Number of parity | 1.89 (±0.76) | 1.91 (±0.96) | 0.926 |
Number of abortions | 1.25 (±0.45) | 1.65 (±1.18) | 0.253 |