Table 3 Distribution showing the relationship between age and the ultrasound features of the patients
Variable | Age group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Features | ≤ 18 years | 19–39 years | 40–60 years | > 60 years | P value |
Edema with thickened skin and subcutaneous layers | |||||
Yes | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (3.0%) | 24 (35.8%) | 41 (61.2%) | 0.004* |
No | 2 (2.4%) | 14 (16.7%) | 37 (44.0%) | 31 (36.9%) | |
Multiple inguinal lymphadenopathy | |||||
Yes | 0 (0.0%) | 6 (7.1%) | 32 (39.0%) | 44 (53.7%) | 0.131 |
No | 2 (2.9%) | 10 (14.5%) | 29 (42.0%) | 28 (40.6%) | |
Multiple popliteal lymphadenopathy | |||||
Yes | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (100.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.610 |
No | 2 (1.3%) | 16 (10.7%) | 60 (40.0%) | 72 (48.0%) | |
Deep veins with intraluminal echoes/thrombi | |||||
Yes | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (9.5%) | 10 (47.6%) | 9 (42.9%) | 0.789 |
No | 2 (1.5%) | 14 (10.8%) | 51 (39.2%) | 63 (48.5%) | |
Deep veins with no flow on color Doppler | |||||
Yes | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (9.5%) | 10 (47.6%) | 9 (42.9%) | 0.789 |
No | 2 (1.5%) | 14 (10.8%) | 51 (39.2%) | 63 (48.5%) | |
Incompressible superficial veins | |||||
Yes | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (100.0%) | 0.685 |
No | 2 (1.3%) | 16 (10.7%) | 61 (40.7%) | 71 (47.3%) | |
Incompressible deep veins | |||||
Yes | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (9.5%) | 10 (47.6%) | 9 (42.9%) | 0.789 |
No | 2 (1.5%) | 14 (10.8%) | 51 (39.2%) | 63 (48.5%) | |
Dilated superficial tortuous veins | |||||
Yes | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (40.0%) | 3 (60.0%) | 0.714 |
No | 2 (1.4%) | 16 (11.0%) | 59 (40.4%) | 69 (47.3%) | |
Popliteal fossa thick-walled cystic mass/lesion | |||||
Yes | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (50.0%) | 3 (50.0%) | 0.660 |
No | 2 (1.4%) | 16 (11.0%) | 58 (40.0%) | 69 (47.6%) | |
No augmentation with distal compression | |||||
Yes | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (100.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.610 |
No | 2 (1.3%) | 16 (10.7%) | 60 (40.0%) | 72 (48.0%) | |
Distended superficial veins with intraluminal echoes/thrombi | |||||
Yes | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (100.0%) | 0.685 |
No | 2 (1.3%) | 16 (10.7%) | 61 (40.7%) | 71 (47.3%) | |
Lower limb ulceration | |||||
Yes | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (33.3%) | 2 (66.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.225 |
No | 2 (1.4%) | 15 (10.1%) | 59 (39.9%) | 72 (48.6%) | |