Table 2.
Odds ratios for dizziness in TGA episodes
| Factors | Univariable | Multivariable | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | p-value | OR | 95% CI | p-value | |||||||
| Sex (woman) | 1.625 | 0.452 | 5.848 | 0.457 | ||||||||
| Age | 0.984 | 0.930 | 1.042 | 0.585 | ||||||||
| Hypertension | 1.925 | 0.597 | 6.204 | 0.273 | ||||||||
| Dyslipidemia | 1.644 | 0.405 | 6.670 | 0.486 | ||||||||
| Diabetes mellitus | 2.412 | 0.314 | 18.546 | 0.398 | ||||||||
| CVA | 2.333 | 0.138 | 39.392 | 0.557 | ||||||||
| Psychiatric disorders | 1.139 | 0.097 | 13.378 | 0.918 | ||||||||
| PFO | 1.444 | 0.463 | 4.507 | 0.526 | ||||||||
| Headache | 7.071 | 2.091 | 23.918 | 0.002 | 6.941 | 1.909 | 25.245 | 0.003 | ||||
| Amnesia duration | 0.999 | 0.883 | 1.131 | 0.990 | ||||||||
| Spatial disorientation | 0.545 | 0.133 | 2.236 | 0.400 | ||||||||
| Provocation event | 0.595 | 0.199 | 1.784 | 0.354 | ||||||||
| Valsalva | 4.282 | 1.303 | 14.078 | 0.017 | 4.186 | 1.139 | 15.380 | 0.031 | ||||
| CVEMPs | 0.856 | 0.280 | 2.614 | 0.784 | ||||||||
| OVEMPs | 4.000 | 1.135 | 14.093 | 0.031 | ||||||||
Multivariable logistic regression was performed using backward elimination. All candidate variables were initially included, and non-significant variables were sequentially removed based on a significance level of 0.05
CVA cerebrovascular accident, PFO patent foramen ovale, OVEMPs ocular vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials, CVEMPs cervical vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials