Table 6.
Results of the Consensus Conference on the use of betahistine related to gender and age. 1 = absolutely disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = agree, 4 = more than agree, and 5 = absolutely agree. Consensus was reached when the sum of items 1 and 2 or 3, 4, and 5 reached 66%. Same asterisk convention.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
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| You think that the best results can be obtained: | |||||
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| 1. In a female patient | 14% | 59% | 24% | 0% | 3% |
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| 73% ∗ | 27% | ||||
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| 2. In a male patient | 14% | 63% | 19% | 3% | 1% |
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| 77% ∗ | 23% | ||||
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| 3. In a patient younger than 20 | 9% | 69% | 17% | 3% | 3% |
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| 77% ∗ | 23% | ||||
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| 4. In patients aged 20 - 40 | 9% | 53% | 29% | 9% | 1% |
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| 61% ∗∗ | 39% ∗∗ | ||||
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| 5. In patients aged 41 - 65 | 7% | 49% | 36% | 1% | 7% |
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| 56% ∗∗ | 44% ∗∗ | ||||
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| 6. In patients older than 65 | 9% | 52% | 26% | 7% | 6% |
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| 61% ∗∗ | 39% ∗∗ | ||||
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| 7. At all ages, indifferently | 4% | 16% | 29% | 26% | 26% |
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| 20% | 80% ∗∗∗ | ||||