Overview of risk factors of chronic venous disease

*Iwona Sudoł-Szopińska¹, Krzysztof Błachowiak², Piotr Koziński, MD³

Summary
Summary
In the European countries venous diseases pose a serious social problem – as many as 35% of the professionally active population, 50% of pensioners, and every second female suffer from this disease. Chronic venous disease (CVD) is one of the most frequently occurring forms of venous diseases, particularly in developed countries; it is thought to concern 1/3 of the population.
Although a correlation between selected risk factors, e.g. age, obesity or deep vein thrombosis, and clinical stage of CVD was found in a number of studies, there is still controversy about the real aetiopathogenesis of CVD. It is still open to discussion whether only hereditary factors are responsible for the development of CVD or, quite to the contrary, environmental factors including lifestyle and type of work performed are at the source of the disease. This paper presents a review of literature on the following risk factors for the development of CVD: obesity, lack of physical activity, dietary habits including constipation, pregnancy, genetic factors as well as prolonged sedentary or upright position while performing work tasks.

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