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
Low risk: 0-1 Moderate risk: 2 High risk: 3-4 Very high risk: >5
All are significant when compared with normal BMI
P<0.05 for all overweight categories compared with NW
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