Is obesity an aggravating factor in chronic venous disease? Results of a French epidemiological study in male patients

International Angiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 297-303

  Benigni, J P ^a   Cazaubon, M ^b   Tourneroche, A ^c   Achhammer, I ^d   Mathieu, M ^d  

^a SERVICE D ENDOCRINOLOGIE   (France)

^b Paris American Hospital   (France)

^c Theriamis   (France)

^d Laboratoires Innothera   (France)

Author keywords

Chronic venous disease; Epidemiology; France; Male; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FRANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOM; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VEIN DISEASE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FRANCE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VASCULAR DISEASES; VEINS; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 33749349804     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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