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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants

From: Varicose veins and its risk factors among nurses at Dhulikhel hospital: a cross sectional study

Characteristics

Frequency (%)

Participants with varicose veinsa (n = 83)

Participants without varicose veins (n = 98)

Total Participants (n = 181)

Age (years), mean (SD), [range]

26.8 (6.8) [19–52]

24.6 (5.5) [19–56]

25.6 (6.2) [19–56]

BMI (kg/ m2), mean (SD), [range]

24.36 (4.7) [15.9–40.8]

23.01 (4.6) [16–43.3]

23.63 (4.7) [15.9–43.3]

Work station

 Gynecology ward

7 (8.4)

10 (10.2)

17 (9.4)

 Pediatrics ward

9 (10.8)

16 (16.3)

25 (13.8)

 Operating theatres

14 (16.9)

18 (18.4)

32 (17.7)

 Surgery ward

7 (8.4)

6 (6.1)

13 (7.2)

 Orthopedics ward

5 (6.0)

12 (12.2)

17 (9.4)

 Critical care units

14 (16.9)

10 (10.2)

24 (13.3)

 Medicine ward

10 (12.0)

17 (17.3)

27 (14.9)

 Out-patient department

7 (8.4)

6 (6.1)

13 (7.2)

 Teaching faculty

10 (12.0)

3 (3.1)

13 (7.2)

Marital status

 Married

31 (53.4)

27 (46.6)

58 (32.0)

 Unmarried

52 (42.3)

71 (57.7)

123 (68.0)

Parity

 Nulliparous

64 (42.2)

87 (57.6)

151 (83.4)

 Parous

19 (63.3)

11 (36.7)

30 (16.6)

Education

 Certificate level

59 (41.5)

83 (58.5)

142 (78.5)

 Bachelors or above

24 (61.5)

15 (38.5)

39 (21.5)

Bowel habit

 Regular

69 (43.7)

89 (56.3)

158 (87.3)

 Irregular

14 (60.9)

9 (39.1)

23 (12.7)

Family history

 Present

23 (69.7)

10 (30.3)

33 (18.2)

 Absent

60 (40.5)

88 (59.5)

148 (81.8)

Work experience (in years), mean (SD), [range]

5.23 (6.1) [1–28]

3.89 (4.9) [1–35]

4.5 (5.4) [1–35]

Time spent in standing (hours/day), mean (SD), [range]

3.28 (0.8) 3.29 [3 - 6]

3.02 (0.9) [1–6]

3.60 (1.0) [1–6]

Time spent in sitting (hours/ day), mean (SD), [range]

1.28 (0.6) [1–4]

1.86 (0.8) [1–4]

1.59 (0.8) [1–4]

Time spent in walking (hours/ day), mean (SD), [range]

2.37 (0.8) [1–4]

3.03 (0.9) [1–5]

2.72 (0.9) [1–5]

  1. aThe Doppler findings of reflux or vein diameter equal or greater than 5 mm