Association between varicose veins and occurrence of dementia: A nationwide population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT: While varicose vein (VV) and dementia are frequent health problems, research investigating association between these conditions has been limited. We aimed to investigate the relationship between the presence of VV and the development of dementia, as well as to evaluate whether treatment for VV correlates with the occurrence of dementia in a longitudinal study involving the general population. Our study included 430,875 participants based on health screening results conducted from 2005 to 2010 in the South Korean health screening cohort database. Presence of VV was defined with at least two or more claims based on International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) of I830-832, I839, or I868. Propensity score matching at a ratio of 1:5 was employed to categorize the participan

SUBMITTER: Woo HG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12043132 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature