Factors affecting patients’ self-management in chronic venous disorders: a single-center study

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Table 1 Demographic and anthropometric characteristics of patients with CVD (n=407)

Characteristics	Total	Females (n=334)	Males (n=73)	P-value*
Age, years (mean ± SD)	64.5±12.2	64.8±11.8	62.7±13.6	0.2
Residence (%)
City	90	90	89	0.6
Village	10	10	11
Education (%)
Higher	20	16	12	0.1
Secondary	46	46	42
Vocational	19	17	29
Primary	15	21	16
Anthropometric measurement (mean ± SD)
Body mass (kg)	77.1±13.9	75.0±12.7	86.7±15.1	<0.001
BMI (kg/m^2)	28.7±4.5	28.7±4.4	28.6±4.4	0.6
Body weight status by World Health Organization
Overweight (%)	45	43	53	0.2
Obesity (%)	37	38	31
Normal weight (%)	18	19	16

Note:

* Mann–Whitney U-test, Student’s t-test, χ² test, and χ² test for trend were used as appropriate.

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CVD, chronic venous disorder; SD, standard deviation.

Figure 1 Factors influencing the use of venoactive drugs in patients with chronic venous disorder.

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.

Figure 2 Factors influencing the use of pharmacotherapy with ointments only.

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.

Figure 3 Factors influencing the use of compression therapy in patients with chronic venous disorder.

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.