INTRODUCTION: The association of the benefits of regular physical activity to health indicators is widely discussed in the literature demonstrating the relationship between a sedentary lifestyle and chronic diseases. OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence of venous diseases among young person and their association with physical activity. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cross-section. Sample: young volunteers. Individuals responded to a medical record and were examined through a system of clinical classification, etiologic, anatomic and pathophysiologic (CEAP) which classifies the severity and incapacity to work of people with venous disease, and responded to the international physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ ). RESULTS: 95 subjects participated, 57.9% (55) women. Mean age of 26.12 ± 4.5 (18-35), according to the IPAQ individuals were classified in category 1 (inactive): 41.1%; category 2 (moderately active): 49.5 %; and category 3 (active): 9.5%. Difference between physical activity levels between men and women (p = 0.02). In the CEAP classification were found: class 0 = 43.2%; class 1 = 45.3%; class 2 = 11.6%; and the other classes did not appear in the sample. Women had a higher frequency of vascular disease than men (p < 0.001). Higher level of physical activity was associated with lower prevalence of peripheral venous disease (p = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS: The sample was found high prevalence of venous disease was higher among women. It was the high number of individuals considered sedentary by IPAQ, men being more active when compared to women. Individuals with higher levels of physical activity had lower prevalence of venous diseases.
Venous insufficiency; Physical activity; Sedentary lifestyle
