Table 7.
Symptom severity and effect on employment.
| Motion triggered (MT) |
Non-MT |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total n = 78 | Women (%) n = 63 | Men (%) n = 15 | Total n = 40 | Women (%) n = 32 | Men (%) n = 8 | |
| Symptom rating | ||||||
| 1 | 3 (4%) | 1 (2%) | 2 (13%) | 1 (3%) | 1 (3%) | 0 (0%) |
| 2 | 3 (4%) | 3 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (25%) |
| 3 | 9 (12%) | 4 (6%) | 5 (33%) | 5 (13%) | 4 (13%) | 1 (13%) |
| 4 | 12 (15%) | 9 (14%) | 3 (20%) | 5 (13%) | 3 (9%) | 2 (25%) |
| 5 | 17 (22%) | 14 (22%) | 3 (20%) | 12 (30%) | 10 (31%) | 2 (25%) |
| 6 | 15 (19%) | 13 (21%) | 2 (13%) | 8 (20%) | 8 (25%) | 0 (0%) |
| 7 | 7 (9%) | 7 (11%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (8%) | 3 (9%) | 0 (0%) |
| 8 | 4 (5%) | 4 (6%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (3%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (13%) |
| 9 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (3%) | 1 (3%) | 0 (0%) |
| 10 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Median | 4.5 | 5 | 3.5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Employment change due to Mal de Debarquement Syndrome | ||||||
| Transferred to part-time | 10 (13%) | 7 (11%) | 3 (20%) | 6 (15%) | 4 (13%) | 2 (25%) |
| Retired/disabled | 13 (17%) | 12 (19%) | 1 (7%) | 9 (23%) | 8 (25%) | 1 (13%) |