Clinically recognized varicose veins and physical function in older individuals: the ARIC study.
Yejin MokJunichi IshigamiYingying SangAnna M Kucharska-NewtonMaya SalamehJennifer A SchrackPriya PaltaJosef CoreshB Gwen WindhamPamela L LutseyAaron R FolsomKunihiro MatsushitaPublished in: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (2021)
In community-dwelling older adults, varicose veins and low physical function were associated cross-sectionally. Longitudinally, low physical function was a risk factor for incident varicose veins, but not vice versa. Our findings suggest an etiological contribution of low physical function to incident varicose veins.