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. 2012 Apr 27;7(4):e35923. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035923

Table 2. Cumulative risk of vascular events in patients with dizziness/vertigo and those without.

Variables 6 months 1-year 2-year 3-year
Events (%) Risk (%) (95% CI) Events (%) Risk (%) (95% CI) Events (%) Risk (%) (95% CI) Events (%) Risk (%) (95% CI)
Stroke
Patient without dizziness/vertigo 81 (0.3) 0.3 (0.3–0.3) 131 (0.5) 0.5 (0.5–0.5) 236 (1.0) 1.0 (0.8–1.2) 290 1.2) 1.4 (1.2–1.6)
Dizziness/vertigo patients 11(1.0) 1.0 (0.4–1.6) 20(1.8) 1.8 (1–2.6) 29 (2.6) 2.7 (1.7–3.7) 34 (3.0) 3.3 (2.0–4.5))
Cardiovascular events
Patient without dizziness/vertigo 45 (0.2) 0.2 (0.2–0.2) 82 (0.3) 0.3 (0.3–0.3) 131 (0.5) 0.6 (0.6–0.6) 170 (0.7) 0.8 (0.6–1.0)
Dizziness/vertigo patients 4 (0.4) 0.4 (0–0.8) 10 (0.9) 0.9 (0.3–1.5) 19 (1.7) 1.8 (1.0–2.6) 20 (1.8) 2.0 (1.0–3.0)
All vascular events
Patient without dizziness/vertigo 126 (0.5) 0.5 (0.5–0.5) 211 (0.9) 0.9 (0.7–1.1) 363 (1.5) 1.5 (1.3–1.7) 454 (1.8) 2.2 (2.0–2.4)
Dizziness/vertigo patients 15 (1.3) 1.3 (0.7–1.9) 29 (2.6) 2.6 (1.6–3.6) 46 (4.1) 4.2 (3.0–5.4) 52 (4.7) 5.1 (3.7–6.5)