Table 4.

Prevalence¹ (population-weighted %) and adjusted odds ratios² of functional impairments in patients with bilateral vestibular hypofunction compared to all respondents with a reported dizziness or balance problem in the preceding 12 months.

	BVH3 (n = 12)	Dizziness (n = 3,411)
As a result of a balance or dizziness problem…	Prevalence % [95% CI]	Prevalence % [95% CI]	Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Prevented from doing things you could otherwise do.	73.6 (37.6 – 92.8)	23.8 (22.0 – 25.7)	8.7 (2.3 – 32.8)
Change or limited social activities like visiting friends.	56.4 (24.1 – 84.6)	9.8 (8.6 – 11.1)	11.5 (3.1 – 43.2)
Cut back at work or school.	44.0 (15.7 – 76.8)	5.6 (4.7 – 6.8)	19.0 (4.7 – 76.3)
Ever missed days from work or school.	55.7 (22.8 – 80.4)	12.8 (11.4 – 14.3)	5.3 (1.4 – 21.0)
Change or limit driving a motor vehicle.	44.0 (15.7 – 76.8)	10.2 (8.9 – 11.6)	6.5 (1.8 – 24.2)
Change or limit riding in car, bus, plane, or train.	40.8 (13.8 – 74.8)	5.6 (4.6 – 6.7)	10.1 (2.2 – 47.4)
Had difficulty riding on an escalator or moving walkway.	58.7 (25.4 – 85.6)	13.3 (12.1 – 14.7)	8.1 (2.2 – 29.8)
Had difficulty going through tunnels.	36.2 (13.0 – 68.2)	8.5 (7.5 – 9.6)	5.5 (1.6 – 18.8)
Had difficulty going up a flight of stairs.	90.6 (49.2 – 98.8)	28.0 (26.1 – 29.9)	27.2 (3.6 – 207.0)
Had difficulty walking down a flight of stairs.	90.6 (49.2 – 98.8)	25.6 (23.9 – 27.4)	29.2 (3.8 – 221.8)
Had difficulty walking through a doorway without bumping into one side.	75.0 (38.0 – 93.6)	25.2 (23.5 – 27.1)	8.2 (1.7 – 39.1)
Change or limit exercising/taking walks.	60.8 (26.9 – 86.7)	12.3 (11.0 – 14.0)	12.1 (3.1 – 47.3)
Fell within the last 5 years due to balance problem	87.8 (54.9 – 97.7)	41.8 (39.7 – 44.1)	10.2 (2.0 – 53.0)

¹Prevalence values are weighted by NHIS according to the US 2008 Census projection.

²Odds ratios are adjusted for age group, gender, and race/ethnicity.

³BVH, bilateral vestibular hypofunction