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ASSOCIATION OF AGE AND GENDER WITH THE LEVEL OF FUNTIONAL ACTIVITIES IN PATIENTS WITH VARICOSE VEINS

. Hamna Afzal, Hafiza Anam Amjad, Mahrukh Ashraf, Ahsan javed Tubaa Saleem, Laiba Bhatti, Nimra Qadir & Junaid Walayat


Abstract

Objectives: To identify the association of age & gender with the level of functional activities in patient with varicose veins.

Methodology: Cross sectional observational study in which data was collected from different hospitals.197 patients diagnosed with varicose veins & who fulfill eligibility criteria, outcome measures tool was international physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ).

Results: Total number of participants was 197. Out of which, 110(55.8%) participants were male and 87(44.2%) participants were female. Mean age was 38.5127 ± 8.71230 Minimum age of participants was 20 years and maximum age was 53 years. Out of 197 participants, 48(24.4%) were low physical activity, 112(56.9%) were moderate physical activity, and 37(18.8%) were high physical activity that there is significant association of age with the level of functional activities in patients with varicose veins. And p value is .043 and there is no association of gender with the level of functional activities in patients with varicose veins with the p value is .493 in this research.

Conclusion: it is concluded that there is definite association of age with the level of functional activities in patients with varicose veins & there is no significance association of gender with level of functional activity in patients with varicose.

.Index Terms- Varicose Vein, level of functional activity, age and gender

 

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