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Consumer survey - women's leg health

From January to March 2007 Antistax conducted a survey of 4,000 women from Germany, France, Great Britain and Mexico to gain insights into how women feel about their legs, how leg conditions impact their daily life and what they do to counter leg issues. 1,000 women responded from each country with some interesting findings:

Global highlights

• Leg problems are very common, with leg pain very often or often experienced by 24% of the women who were surveyed.

• 25% of the women most concerned with their legs felt the condition impacted on their daily life.

• Women seem to have a 'laissez faire' attitude towards their leg problems: They mostly put their legs up when they hurt (29% of sufferers).

• 25% of women suffering from leg issues stated they engaged in exercises and some opted for a treatment (12%) to help alleviate the symptoms and even decrease their chances of experiencing the problem again.

First of all the women were asked to rate how often they suffered from a variety of different types of leg problems, ranging from 'very often', 'often', 'rarely' and 'never'.

Interestingly the three most common ailments that women 'very often' or 'often' suffered from across all countries were tired legs (28%), achy legs (24%) and heavy legs with 21% suffering. The fact that an average 30% of women in Europe suffer from everyday leg problems suggests that today's on-the-go lifestyle is putting more and more pressure on women's legs. With more time spent commuting to work and sitting or standing on the job, less time is being spent on exercise. This combined with not eating properly (takeaway meals, too much fatty food, sweets etc.) can have a detrimental impact on overall leg health.

Download the complete survey here.