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Table 2

The distribution of patients according to clinic characteristics ().

Characteristics	Application group		Control group
	()		()
		%		%
Hypertension
Yes	9	22.5	8	20.0	3.21
No	31	77.5	32	80.0
CEAP classification
Class 1	14	35.0	12	30.0	1.98
Class 2	16	40.0	15	37.5
Class 3	10	25.0	13	32.5
BMI (kg/m^2)
18.5	4	10.0	2	5.0	1.22
18.5–24.9	9	22.5	11	27.5
25–29.9	16	40.0	13	32.5
30–34.9	10	25.0	11	27.5
35–39.9	1	2.5	2	5.0
40	0		1	2.5
DM
Yes	6	15.0	4	10.0	2.77
No	34	85.0	36	90.0

CEAP: C: clinical presentation, E: etiologic factors, A: anatomical distribution, and P: pathophysiological conditions; DM: diabetes mellitus; HT: hypertension; BMI: body mass index.