Background
Methods
Study population
Measurement of leg volume
Study protocol
Statistical analysis
Results
Study population
Age (years) | 45 | ± | 16 |
Females | 54 | (85.7%) | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 22.9 | ± | 3.5 |
Occupation* (%) | 82.9 | ± | 24.9 |
Working hours spent upright (%) | 88.0 | ± | 11.3 |
Regular physical exercise (%) | 66.7 | ± | 47.5 |
Severity of venous disease (CEAP classification) | |||
C0 (No objective findings) | 5 | (7.9%) | |
C1 (Teleangiectasies only) | 47 | (74.6%) | |
C2 (Varicose veins only) | 6 | (9.5%) | |
C3 (edema with or without varicose veins) | 5 | (7.9%) |
Leg volume measurements
leg volume measurement | Crude values | after correction with time-volume formula | ||||||
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visit 1 | visit 2 | CVa[%] | CVw[%] | ICC | CVw[%] | ICC | ||
limbBD
| left leg | 2295.7 ± 407.7 | 2283.7 ± 399.8* | 0.41 | 1.3532 | 0.9941 | 1.1956 | 0.9954 |
right leg | 2298.0 ± 415.8 | 2298.1 ± 402.8 | 0.55 | 1.3848 | 0.9939 | 1.3211 | 0.9954 | |
legBF
| left leg | 5841.8 ± 821.4 | 5841.0 ± 811.5 | 0.68 | 1.3222 | 0.9920 | 1.2056 | 0.9933 |
right leg | 5896.2 ± 807.9 | 5919.0 ± 807.6 | 0.68 | 1.4005 | 0.9904 | 1.3634 | 0.9909 |
volume difference between the 1st and 2nd measurement | |||
---|---|---|---|
absolute [ml] | relative [%] | ||
legBD
| left leg | + 5.2 ± 12.4 | + 0.24 ± 0.52 |
right leg | + 9.5 ± 15.3 | + 0.42 ± 0.63 | |
mean of both legs
|
+ 7.3 ± 14.1
|
+ 0.33 ± 0.58
| |
limbBF
| left leg | + 29.2 ± 48.8 | + 0.52 ± 0.80 |
right leg | + 31.0 ± 48.7 | + 0.51 ± 0.79 | |
mean of both legs
|
+ 30.1 ± 48.5
|
+ 0.52 ± 0.79
|