Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of 137 patients with vertigo and dizziness seen at an academic tertiary care center, stratified by duration of vestibular disorders. Higher values of global sleep quality (PSQI = Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index) indicate poorer sleep quality.
| Total | <2 Years | ≥2 Years | p-Value 1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | 137 | 69 (50.4) | 64 (46.7) | ||
| Age (mean, SD) | 55.42 (16.65) | 53.20 (17.88) | 57.59 (15.49) | 0.134 | |
| Female | 82 (59.9) | 41 (59.4) | 37 (57.8) | 0.990 | |
| Global sleep quality, PSQI (mean, SD), n = 110 | 6.27 (3.18) | 5.44 (2.83) | 7.18 (3.37) | 0.004 | |
| Smoking | current | 20 (15.0) | 9 (13.8) | 10 (15.6) | 0.888 |
| former | 53 (39.8) | 27 (41.5) | 24 (37.5) | ||
| never | 60 (45.1) | 29 (44.6) | 30 (46.9) | ||
| Alcohol within the last seven days | 65 (48.1) | 34 (50.0) | 30 (46.9) | 0.853 | |
| Alcohol consumption/g per day [median, IQR] n = 65 |
11.43 [3.00, 25.71] |
11.78 [4.09, 24.29] |
10.00 [2.86, 22.86] |
0.749 | |
| Multimorbidity present | 39 (30.2) | 18 (28.1) | 19 (31.1) | 0.862 | |
| Type of vertigo | Central | 31 (22.6) | 16 (23.2) | 15 (23.4) | 0.676 |
| Functional | 38 (27.7) | 16 (23.2) | 20 (31.2) | ||
| Other | 27 (19.7) | 13 (18.8) | 12 (18.8) | ||
| Peripheral | 41 (29.9) | 24 (34.8) | 17 (26.6) |
1 ANOVA, Fisher’s Exact Test. SD = standard deviation, IQR = interquartile range.