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Colleen J. Moore, MD; Robert B. McLafferty, MD; Michele Lentz; Joseph R. Schneider, MD; Armen Roupenian, MD; Jennifer Heller, MD; W. Todd Bohannon, MD and Marc Passman, MD. Venous Disease and the Effects of Increasing Body Mass Index: Results from the National Venous Screening Program.
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Colleen J. Moore, MD; Robert B. McLafferty, MD; Michele Lentz; Joseph R. Schneider, MD; Armen Roupenian, MD; Jennifer Heller, MD; W. Todd Bohannon, MD and Marc Passman, MD Venous Disease and the Effects of Increasing Body Mass Index:Results from the National Venous Screening Program
Results: Mean VTE Risk Score • Low risk: 0-1 • Moderate risk: 2 • High risk: 3-4 • Very high risk: >5 All are significant when compared with normal BMI
Results: CIVIQ2 Breakdown P<0.05 for all overweight categories compared with NW
Conclusions • Mean VTE scores increase with increasing BMI • Venous quality of life decreases with increasing BMI • VCSS and CEAP scoring increases with increasing BMI • Obesity contributes to CVD in the absence of moderate to severe valvular insufficiency