Table 4. Hazard ratios of stroke, cardiovascular events, and all vascular events among the ER dizziness/vertigo patients and patients without dizziness/vertigo stratified by time; 240 vascular events in the first year of follow-up and 266 vascular events between 2nd and 3rd years.
Variables | Events in the 1st year | Events between 2nd and 3rd years | ||||||
No. of events | Hazard ratio* | 95% CI | p value | No. of events | Hazard ratio* | 95% CI | p value | |
Stroke | ||||||||
Patient without dizziness/vertigo | 131 | 1.00 | – | – | 157 | 1.00 | - | - |
Dizziness/vertigo patients | 20 | 2.07 | 1.29–3.34 | 0.003 | 13 | 1.08 | 0.61–1.92 | 0.781 |
Cardiovascular events | ||||||||
Patient without dizziness/vertigo | 82 | 1.00 | - | - | 87 | 1.00 | - | - |
Dizziness/vertigo patients | 10 | 1.94 | 1–3.76 | 0.051 | 10 | 1.72 | 0.89–3.34 | 0.107 |
All vascular events | ||||||||
Patient without dizziness/vertigo | 211 | 1.00 | - | - | 243 | 1.00 | - | - |
Dizziness/vertigo patients | 29 | 2.00 | 1.35–2.96 | 0.001 | 23 | 1.31 | 0.85–2.02 | 0.216 |
Abbreviation: 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.
Adjusted for age, gender, hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease, hyperlipidemia, atrial fibrillation, urbanization of residence, individual socioeconomic status and medication.