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Epidemiology of chronic venous disorders
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EBERHARD RABE AND FELIZITAS PANNIER
10
10.1 Introduction 121
10.2 Early epidemiological studies 121
10.3 Epidemiologic studies based on the CEAP classification 121
10.4 Prevalence of CVD 121
10.5 Prevalence of venous reflux 124
10.6 Prevalence of venous symptoms 124
10.1 INTRODUCTION
In recent decades, epidemiological studies of chronic venous disorders (CVDs) were performed in many countries worldwide. Most of these were focused on the prevalence of varicose veins. problems were noted. Dierent denitions for CVDs or for chronic venous insuciency (CVI) and dierent age groups were used in the various studies. In very few cases, the investigated population was based on a random sample of the general population.9 In many studies, only information gathered from questionnaires was used. Clinical and duplex evaluation were incorporated into the protocols only rarely, and a few recent studies incorporated the CEAP classica­tion into the study design. the incidence of CVDs have been published.
1–8
By reviewing these data, some principal
9–15
Recently, longitudinal data on
16–19
10.2 EARLY EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES
Early studies reported the prevalence of varicose veins as being from 1% to 73% in females and from 2% to 56% in males, and of CVI being from 1% to 40% in females and from 1% to 17% in males.1 e results varied by geographic region and also by the methods used for evaluation. In Western countries, varicose veins are reported to be present in 25%–33% of female adults and 10%–20% of male
1,2,5,8
adults. Framingham study was 2.6% in women and 1.9% in men.20 e prevalence of skin changes varied between 3% and 13%, and active and healed ulcers varied between 1% and 2.7% in the investigated populations. Established risk factors for varicose veins were older age, a positive family history,
e incidence of varicose veins per year in the
10.7 Incidence of CVD and venous reflux 124
10.8 Progression of CVD 124
10.9 Risk factors associated with varicose veins and chronic venous insufficiency 124
10.10 Summary 125
10.11 Clinical recommendations 125
References 126
female gender, multiple pregnancies, a standing occupation, and obesity in females.
1,2,5,20
10.3 EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES BASED
ON THE CEAP CLASSIFICATION
In the revised CEAP classication, precise venous deni­tions have been given.21 Telangiectasia is the conuence of dilated intradermal venules of less than 1 mm in caliber. Reticular vein is a dilated bluish subdermal vein, usually 1 mm to less than 3 mm in diameter. Varicose vein is a subcutaneous dilated vein 3 mm in diameter or larger, measured in the upright position. Edema is the percep­tible increase in volume of uid in skin and subcutaneous tissue, characteristically becoming indented with pres­sure. e term “chronic venous insuciency” implies a functional abnormality of the venous system, and is usually reserved for more advanced disease, including edema (C3), skin changes (C4), or venous ulcers (C5–C6). years, several studies have been published using the CEAP classication (Table 10.1).
9–15
21
In recent
10.4 PREVALENCE OF CVD
10.4.1 The San Diego Population Study
Between 1994 and 1996, 2211 men and women between 40 and 79 years of age in San Diego, CA, were evaluated by visual inspection and duplex ultrasound for manifestations of CVD: telangiectasias, varicose veins, trophic changes, and edema. A modied CEAP classication was applied using the most severe clinical ndings and excluding C3.
13
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F
(%)
M
(%)
All
(%)
F
(%)
M
(%)
All
(%)
F
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
f
6.2 7.8 5.3
b
M
All
F
M
All
F
d
13.6 11.4 13.9 3.4 5.2 3.1 8.6 11.6 8.1
e h i
C0 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6
M/F
M
(%)
All
(%)
F
(%)
M
(%)
All
(%)
F
(%)
M
(%)
All
(%)
size
Sample
Age
(years)
propor-
tion (%)
23.7 46.3 1.1 2.2 4.0 2.1 1.4 0.7 0.0 0.0
13.6 11.4 13.9
g
91,545 36.1 21.7 17.9 14.7 7.5 1.4 0.7
16.9
First
author
Table 10.1 Prevalence of chronic venous disorders C0–C6 (CEAP) in Western countries
(year) Country
USA 35.3/64.7 40–79 2211 19.0 33.6 11.0 51.6 43.6 55.9 23.3 15.0 27.7 5.8 7.4 4.9
13a
(2003)
Criqui
Poland 16.0/84.0 16–97 40,095 51.5 16.5 21.8 4.5 4.6 1.0 0.5
14a
(2003)
Jawien
Germany 43.9/56.1 18–79 3072 9.6 13.6 6.4 59.1 58.4 59.5 14.3 12.4 15.8 13.4 11.6 14.9 2.9 3.1 2.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1
9a
(2003)
Rabe
France 67.7/32.3 Over 18 409 48.7
Italy 14.1/85.9 18–90 5187 22.7 36.0 20.6 64.8 33.4 69.9 29.4 29.3 29.4
10c
12c
(2004)
Carpentier
(2005)
Chiesa
Worldwide 31.6/68.4 50.6 ±
15a
(2012)
Rabe
Note: m: male; f: female.
Highest assigned clinical category.b Edema in the whole population.
All clinical categories listed.
Non-saphenous varicose veins.
Saphenous varicose veins.
Including C4–C6.
Including C0 + C1.
a
c
d
e
Including C4a only.i Including C4b–C6.
f
g
h
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A total of 19% were classied C0, 51.6% C1, 23.3% C2, and
6.2% C4–C6. Out of the whole population, 5.8% presented with edema, 7.4% among men and 4.9% among women. Prevalence of venous disease increased with age and in the non-Hispanic white subpopulation. C1 and C2 were more common in women than in men, but C4–C6 were more common in men.
10.4.2 24-Cities Cohort Study, Italy
11,12
In this cross-sectional population study, 5247 participants from 24 cities in the north, center, and south of Italy were recruited during spring and summer 2003 by advertising on television, in newspapers, and by leaets. e majority of the participants were women (85.9%). All answered a standardized questionnaire and were investigated clinically and by duplex sonography. All clinical ndings were used to dene the CEAP classes: 22.7% of the population was in class C0, 64.8% C1, 43.0% C2, 13.6% C3, 3.4% C4a, and 8.6% C4b–C6. CVI was dened as C1–C6. Risk factors for vari­cose veins were older age, living in southern Italy, number of pregnancies, and positive family history.
10.4.3 Bonn Vein Study, Germany
9
Between November 2000 and March 2002, the German Society of Phlebology performed the Bonn Vein Study in the city of Bonn and two rural townships. e participants were chosen from a random sample of the population reg­isters. A total of 3072 participants (1722 women and 1350 men) between 18 and 79 years of age were investigated. All participants answered a standardized questionnaire and were investigated clinically and by duplex sonography by four physicians trained in phlebology. e complete CEAP classication was used. Within the clinical stages, the par­ticipants were classied according to the most severe clini­cal ndings.
Leg complaints consistent with symptoms of venous dis­eases, such as heaviness and a feeling of swelling, etc., were present in 49.1% of the male population and 62.1% of the female population. e prevalence increased with age. In the 4 weeks preceding the investigation, 14.8% of the popu­lation experienced leg swelling: 7.9% of the men and 20.2% of the women. Concerning the CEAP classication, only
9.6% of the population (13.6% men and 6.4% women) had no signs of venous disorders (C0), while 59.1% (58.4% men and 59.5% women) demonstrated telangiectasia or reticular veins (C1) (Table 10.1).
Varicose veins without edema or skin changes (C2) were present in 14.3% (12.4% men and 15.8% women) of the population. At the time of investigation, 13.4% (11.6% men and 14.9% women) had pretibial pitting edema (C3). Only
2.9% (3.1% men and 2.7% women) showed a C4 classica­tion with skin changes such as eczema, pigmentation, or lipodermatosclerosis. Only 0.6% had healed venous ulcer­ation (C5), and 0.1% were aicted with active venous ulcers (C6). Stages C2 and C3 had a signicantly higher prevalence
in the female population. e urban population showed a higher frequency of CVI (C3–C6). e prevalence of stages C2–C6 increased with age.
In a multivariate analysis adjusted for age and region of living, risk factors for varicose veins were older age, female gender, and number of pregnancies. Risk factors for CVI were older age, obesity, and urban inhabitance.
10.4.4 The Polish Study
14
is cross-sectional, multicenter study involved 803 Polish primary care physicians (general practitioners, internists, and gynecologists). Fiy consecutive patients were selected from their outpatient clinics. A total of 40,095 adults between 16 and 97 years of age (mean age: 44.8 years) were interviewed and clinically investigated. e majority were women (84%). e clinical classication of CEAP (high­est level) was used. CVI was diagnosed when any of the stages C1–C6 was present. Leg complaints were reported in up to 81% in the varicose vein group and up to 35% in the varicose-free participants. A total of 10% of the population presented with edema, 34.3% had varicose veins, and 1.5% had active or healed venous ulcers. C0 was found in 51.1% of the population, C1 in 16.5%, C2 in 21.8%, C3 in 4.5%, C4 in
4.6%, C5 in 1.0%, and C6 in 0.5%. Risk factors for varicose veins were older age, number of pregnancies, positive family history, and obesity. Female gender was not shown to be a risk factor for varicose veins.
10.4.5 The French Study
10
In this cross-sectional study, a sub-population of a survey concerning Raynaud’s phenomenon was used. A total of 409 participants (277 males and 132 females) were investigated using a standardized questionnaire and clinical examina­tion by trained vascular medicine professionals; 48.7% were classied as C0 or C1. C2 was present in 23.7% of the males and 46.3% of the females. C3 was found in 1.1% and
2.2%, respectively. A total of 4% of the men and 2.1% of the women had skin changes (C4). Healed ulcers were found in
1.4% of the males and 0.7% of the females. No active ulcers were reported.
Positive family history, advanced age, pregnancies and height in women, and exercise frequency of less than once a week in men were the main risk factors for varicose veins.
10.4.6 The Vein Consult Program
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e most recent data derive from the Vein Consult Program, a large, international observational prospective survey that has been carried out on the initiative of the Union Internationale de Phlébologie. A total of 6232 general practitioners in Western, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East screened 91,545 consecutive patients clinically for the presence of CVDs. e mean age was 50.6 years. A total of 16.4% of all participants showed an asymptomatic C0 level and 19.7% had venous symptoms but
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no clinical signs of CVD (C0S). A total of 21.7% had reticu­lar veins or telangiectasias, A total of 17.9% were on level C2,
14.7% C3, 7.5% C4, 1.4% C5, and 0.7% C6. Even in the recent study protocols, there are still dif-
ferences concerning recruitment of the study population, the age and sex distributions, and the denition of CVI (Table 10.1). Only in three studies were the participants investigated by duplex ultrasonography.
9,12,13
e method of pitting edema assessment was mentioned only in the Bonn Vein Study. is could explain the dierences in the reported prevalence of C3, which varied between 1.1% and
14.9% (Table 10.1).
In the CEAP-based epidemiological studies, the reported prevalence is similar for most of the classes (Table10.1). C0 and C1 together are present in more than 60% of the population (48.7%–70.6%). e prevalence of C2 is over 20% (17.9%–29.4%), with a higher number in women. Skin changes due to venous diseases, including venous ulcers, are reported in less than 10% of investigated indi­viduals (3.6%–8.6%). e range of prevalence is from 0.6% to 1.4% for healed ulcers and from 0% to 0.7% for active
9,10,12–15
ulcers.
10.5 PREVALENCE OF VENOUS REFLUX
In the pathogenesis of CVD, valve dysfunction and wall dilation are followed by venous reux. In the Bonn Vein Study, reux longer than 0.5 seconds was present in 21% of the adult population (17.7% in men and 23.5% in women).22 A total of 20% of the adult population showed deep venous reux (23.1% in men and 17.6% in women).22 Evans et al. found similar results in the Edinburgh Vein Study.
23
10.6 PREVALENCE OF VENOUS
SYMPTOMS
e CEAP classication distinguishes symptomatic and asymptomatic cases, with the symptoms being aching, pain, tightness, sensation of skin irritation, heaviness, muscle cramps, and others. Symptoms are typically exacer­bated by heat or at the end of the day and relieved with leg rest or elevation.21 Recent epidemiologic studies showed a high prevalence of these symptoms in the general popula­tion being associated with, but not specic for, CVD. the Bonn Vein Study, 56.4% of the participants claimed leg symptoms assignable to CVD in the 4 weeks preceding the investigation.30 Venous symptoms were more frequent in the female population (62.1%) compared to the male population (49.1%). e prevalence of symptoms increased with age and with the clinical classes according to the CEAP classica­tion.30 For participants in the San Diego Study, the preva­lence of leg symptoms was higher when CVI trophic skin changes were present. 24 In the varicose vein group, feeling of heaviness was reported in 11.8% compared to 16.0% in the trophic changes group. Similar dierences occurred for sensation of swelling (19.1% vs. 35.7%), tired legs (18.3% vs.
21.1%), aching (25.5% vs. 29.1%), itching (8.7% vs. 13.1%),
24–2 9
In
and cramps (17.7% vs. 19.7%). Symptoms were more com­mon in the female compared to the male population.
24
10.7 INCIDENCE OF CVD AND VENOUS REFLUX
e incidence of CVD was assessed only in a few stud-
16,18 ,20
ies.
In the Framingham study, the incidence of vari­cose veins was 2.6% per year in women and 1.9% per year in men.20 e incidence was comparable in all age groups. In the Bonn Vein Study, we found an incidence for varicose veins of 13.7% and for CVI of 13.0% aer a follow-up of 6.6 years.16 e incidence increased with age. In a follow-up study of the Edinburgh Vein Study, Robertson etal. found a 13-year incidence of venous reux in the legs of 12.7% (95% CI: 9.2%–17.2%) or 0.9% per year.18 e 13-year incidence of reux was higher in the supercial veins at 8.8% compared to the deep veins at 2.6%. No age and sex dierences were found, but there was a higher incidence in obese partici­pants and aer DVT.
18
10.8 PROGRESSION OF CVD
Recently, Lee etal. published the progression results of the Edinburgh Vein Study.19 Aer a follow-up of 13.4 years,
57.8% of the participants (or 4.3% per year) showed a pro­gression of venous disorders. A total of 31.9% of the partici­pants who showed only varicose veins at baseline progressed to CVI. Risk factors were family history of varicose veins (odds ratio [OR]: 1.85, 95% CI: 1.14–1.30) and history of DVT (OR: 4.10, 95% CI: 1.07–15.71). Overweight varicose vein patients had a higher risk of developing CVI (OR: 1.85, 95% CI: 1.10–3.12).19 Participants of the Bonn Vein Study with varicose veins from a symptomatic or asymptomatic C2 class at baseline progressed to higher clinical classes in up to 30% aer a follow-up of 6.6 years.17 ese data con­rm the results from follow-up studies with patients on the waiting list for varicose vein surgery. Brewster et al. reported the follow-up results of 304 patients on a waiting list for varicose vein surgery.31 Aer a mean waiting time of 4 years, 64% reported a progression of the disease. A total of 5.2% developed a supercial vein thrombosis while waiting for the operation, 22% developed skin changes, and 12% developed venous leg ulcers. In a study of 116 limbs in 190 patients waiting for varicose vein surgery, Labropoulos etal. reported 11.2% progression of the clinical stage aer a median follow-up of 19 months.
32
Seven limbs progressed from C2 to C3, four limbs from C3 to C4, and two limbs from C4 to C6.
32
10.9 RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH
VARICOSE VEINS AND CHRONIC VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY
e main risk factors associated with varicose veins are advanced age, female gender, pregnancies, and positive family history (Table 10.2).
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Table 10.2 Association of risk factors with varicose veins
and chronic venous insufficiency
Risk factor VV CVI
Older age Family history Female gender Pregnancies Obesity Oral contraceptives or hormone-replacement
therapy
Note: +: established; ±: uncertain; –: no association; CVI: chronic
venous insufficiency; VV: varicose vein.
+ + + + + ± + ± ± +
10.9.1 Age
Older or advanced age was the most important risk factor for varicose veins and CVI in all studies. 2-year incidence rate for varicose veins in the Framingham study was 5.2% for women and 3.9% for men, resulting in a steady increase in prevalence for varicose veins with age.20 In the San Diego Study, older or advanced age as a risk factorshowed a signicant OR of up to 2.42 for varicose veins and up to 4.85 for CVI.13 In the Bonn Vein Study, older age was the most important risk factor for varicose veins and CVI. e ORs in the subgroup of age 70–79 years were
15.9 for varicose veins and 23.3 for CVI.
1,5,8–11, 13–15
9
e mean
10.9.2 Positive family history
A positive family history for varicose veins or venous diseases is associated with a higher risk for varicose veins in several
1,8–10,14
studies. veins were 2.1 in men and 2.3 in women, and for CVI were
1.4 (95% CI: 1.01–2.02) in men and 1.3 (95% CI: 0.92–1.74) in women. is eect diminishes with age.33 Although hered­ity seems to be a risk factor for varicose veins, no responsible genetic defects have been identied to date.
In the Bonn Vein Study, the ORs for varicose
conrmed parity as an independent risk factor for varicose veins (OR: 2.0). In the Bonn Vein Study, the OR increased with the number of pregnancies from 1.3 to 2.2. Never­pregnant women and men had similar prevalence rates for varicose veins.35 Hormone-replacement therapy or oral con­traceptives seem not to be risk factors for varicose veins or CVI. In the Bonn Vein Study, we did not see a consistent eect of hormone intake on varicose veins (OR: 0.9), but there was a negative association with CVI (OR: 0.6).35 In a 5-year follow-up study, Jukkola etal.34 also demonstrated that hormone-replacement therapy and oral contraceptives did not increase the risk of varicose veins. Bérard etal.36 found a protective eect of hormone- replacement therapy on the development of venous ulcers.
10.9.4 Obesit y
e role of obesity in varicose veins is controversial. In the Framingham study, obesity with a body mass index (BMI) greater than 27 kg/m2 increased the risk of varicose veins in women but not in men.20 In the Bonn Vein Study, a BMI greater than 30 kg/m2 increased the risk of varicose veins for women (OR: 1.9), but not signicantly so. However, the risk for CVI was increased signicantly for men and women (OR:
6.5 and 3.1, respectively).9 Iannuzzi and colleagues37 demon­strated a positive association of BMI greater than 30 kg/m2 with varicose veins in postmenopausal women (OR: 5.8). Carpentier etal.10 did not nd an elevated risk for varicose veins with obesity, but found a correlation with height in women. In the Polish Study, obesity was a risk factor for venous disease compared with participants withoutCVD.
14
10.9.5 Other risk factors
For other risk factors, such as smoking, hypertension, physical activity, or constipation, the data are inconsistent. Ifpositive, the risk seems to be low.
1,2,4,5,38,39
10.10 SUMMARY
10.9.3 Gender, pregnancies, and hormones
e prevalence of varicose veins is higher in women than in men.1 In the San Diego Study, the OR for female gender as a risk factor for varicose veins was 2.18, and in the Bonn Vein Study, it was 1.5. studies.
2,5,8
In contrast, there is no obvious gender dierence for the prevalence of CVI. Chiesa etal.12 found a higher prev­alence rate of edema (13.9% vs. 11.4%) but lower prevalence rates of C4a (3.1% vs. 5.2%) and C4b–C6 (8.1% vs. 11.6%) in women. Similar results were found in the Bonn Vein Study.9 In the San Diego Study, the OR for female gender and tro­phic changes was 0.65.13 e main cause of the gender dier­ences in varicose veins could be the number of pregnancies.
12
Chiesa etal.
found a higher OR for non-saphenous varicose veins in women with previous pregnancies (OR: 1.11) than that noted in nulliparous women (OR: 0.75). Jukkola etal.
9,13
Similar results could be shown in many
CVDs are among the most prevalent conditions in the Western population, and venous symptoms such as heavi­ness of the legs, feeling of swelling, and pain during standing are frequent complaints in the general population. e prevalence of more severe chronic venous signs such as eczema, pigmentation, and lipodermatosclerosis or venous ulceration reaches around 5% in men and women. Varicose veins can be found in more than 20% of the general popu­lation. Established risk factors for varicose veins are older age, family history, female gender, and pregnancies. In CVI, obesity plays an important additional role.
10.11 CLINICAL RECOMMENDATIONS
1. e prevalence of C0/C1 together is over 60% (48.7%–
34
70.6%), with varicose veins (C2) present in more than 20% of the population (21.8%–29.4%). Skin changes resulting
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from venous disease, including venous ulcers, are present in less than 10% of the population (3.6%–8.6%), with a prevalence of between 0.6% and 1.4% for healed ulcers and between 0% and 0.5% for active ulcers.
9,10,12–14
2. Relevant risk factors for varicose veins are: a. Advanced age b. Positive family history
9,13,2 0
9,10,14
c. Female gender d. Multiparity e. Obesity
3. Relevant risk factors for CVI are: a. Advanced age b. Positive family history c. Obesity.
9,13
12,34
20
9,13
9
9,14
Guidelines 1.9.0 of the American Venous Forum on the epidemiology of chronic venous disorders
Grade of evidence
(A: high quality;
B:moderate quality;
No. Guideline
C:low or very low quality)
1.9.1 The prevalence of varicose veins in the adult population is more than 20% (21.8%–29.4%).
1.9.2 About 5% (3.6%–9.6%) of the adult population has skin changes or ulcers due to chronic venous insufficiency.
1.9.3 Active venous ulcers are present in 0.1%–0.7% of the adult population; 0.6%–1.4% have healed ulcers.
1.9.4 Advanced age is a risk factor for varicose veins and chronic venous insufficiency. A
1.9.5 Positive family history, female gender, and multiparity are risk factors for varicose veins. A
1.9.6 Age and obesity are risk factors for chronic venous insufficiency. A
A
A
B
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PART 2
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Diagnostic Evaluations and Venous Imaging Studies
11 Evaluation of hypercoagulable states and molecular markers of acute venous thrombosis 131
Diane M. Nitzki-George and Joseph A. Caprini
12 Duplex ultrasound scanning for acute venous disease 141
Timothy K. Liem
13 Duplex ultrasound scanning for chronic venous obstruction and valvular incompetence 151
Rafael D. Malgor and Nicos Labropoulos
14 Evaluation of venous function by indirect noninvasive testing (plethysmography) 165
Fedor Lurie and Thom W. Rooke
15 Direct contrast venography 169
Haraldur Bjarnason
16 Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in venous disease 177
Terri J. Vrtiska and James F. Glockner