Long-Term Clinical and Imaging Findings in Patients with Lower Extremity Varicose Veins Treated with Endovenous Laser Treatment: A Follow-Up Study of up to 12 Years

Table 5

Comparison of preprocedure great saphenous vein diameter between patients with recurrent varicose veins and those without recurrence during the latest follow-up.

GSV segment	Patients with recurrence, () [median, IQR]	Patients without recurrence, () [median, IQR]	value
Proximal	mm [5, 2.3]	mm [5, 2.5]	0.5
Middle	mm [5, 2.9]	mm [4, 1.5]	0.03
Distal	mm [5, 3.7]	[4, 2.3]	0.056

Abbreviations: GSV: great saphenous vein; SD: standard deviation; mm: millimeter; IQR: interquartile range.