{
  "id": "SCR-LIP-000013",
  "statement": "Because ~49% of women have varicose veins and ~11% have lipedema, a substantial proportion of women undergoing venous ultrasound for varicose veins also have coexisting lipedema, making the venous exam an opportunity for lipedema screening.",
  "statement_pt": "Como ~49% das mulheres têm varizes e ~11% têm lipedema, parcela substancial das mulheres em ultrassom venoso por varizes também tem lipedema concomitante, tornando o exame venoso uma oportunidade de rastreamento.",
  "claim_type": "epidemiologic",
  "context": {
    "population": "women with varicose veins undergoing venous ultrasound",
    "condition": "lipedema",
    "exposure": "varicose veins/venous insufficiency",
    "comparator": "general female population",
    "outcome": "coexistence of lipedema",
    "scope": "vascular clinic, screening opportunity"
  },
  "knowledge_state": "emerging",
  "evidence_confidence": "low",
  "evidence": [
    {
      "ref": "DOI:10.1177/02683555211002340",
      "stance": "supporting",
      "study_design": "cross_sectional",
      "n": 89,
      "risk_of_bias": "moderate",
      "year": 2021,
      "amato_authored": true,
      "note": "45.1% of lipedema patients had varicose veins"
    }
  ],
  "relations": [
    {
      "type": "associates",
      "target_hint": "varicose veins coexistence"
    }
  ],
  "gaps": "Coexistence frequencies partly from external literature; vascular-clinic selection bias.",
  "primary_amato_source": "DOI:10.1177/02683555211002340",
  "curators": [
    {
      "name": "Alexandre C. M. Amato",
      "orcid": "0000-0003-4008-4029",
      "role": "lead_curator"
    }
  ],
  "created": "2026-05-30",
  "updated": "2026-05-30",
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "answers_questions": [
    {
      "id": "SQ-LIP-000018",
      "role": "supporting",
      "question": "How does lipedema relate to varicose veins and venous disease?",
      "url": "https://scientificclaims.org/q/SQ-LIP-000018.html"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://scientificclaims.org/c/SCR-LIP-000013.html"
}