Table 2.
Statistically different variables in candidates excluded and included in the computerized peer-support program. (Note: The values belong to the interval [0 x], where 0 means no problem and x means significant problems. Depending on the question, x can have values from 3 to 5.)
Variable | Mean S(d)<0.43, excluded | Mean S(d)>0.43, included |
Age, y | 72 | 62 |
Frequency of vertigo | 0.57 | 1.96 |
Duration of vertigo attacks | 0.90 | 2.85 |
Severity of vertigo | 1.0 | 3.46 |
Vomiting | 0.43 | 2.22 |
Balance | 2.22 | 1.31 |
Severity of unsteadiness | 1.67 | 1.04 |
Moving ability | 1.10 | 0.48 |
Raising up from a chair | 0.90 | 0.46 |