Table 1.
Characteristics of participants stratified by presence or absence of vertigo and vestibular hypofunction (VH).
| Without vertigoa | With vertigoa | Without vs. VH | VH vs. Non-VH | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (No. with data) | (n = 1709) | VH (n = 42) | Non-VH (n = 408) | p-valueb | p-valueb |
| Female | 823 (48.2%) | 26 (61.9%) | 242 (59.3%) | 0.0279 | 0.3896 |
| AGE | |||||
| 39–48 | 382 (22.4%) | 2 (4.8%) | 81 (19.9%) | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 |
| 49–58 | 437 (25.6%) | 3 (7.1%) | 99 (24.3%) | ||
| 59–68 | 416 (24.3%) | 8 (19.0%) | 105 (25.7%) | ||
| 69–78 | 340 (19.9%) | 11 (26.2%) | 85 (20.8%) | ||
| 79–88 | 134 (7.8%) | 18 (42.9%) | 38 (9.3%) | ||
| EDUCATIONAL LEVEL | |||||
| Standard | 807 (47.3%) | 27 (64.3%) | 209 (51.5%) | 0.5267 | 0.2468 |
| Medium | 437 (25.6%) | 6 (14.3%) | 106 (26.1%) | ||
| High | 463 (27.1%) | 9 (21.4%) | 91 (22.4%) | ||
| BMI | |||||
| Underweight | 8 (0.5%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (0.5%) | 0.1475 | 0.4647 |
| Normal weight | 517 (30.3%) | 10 (23.8%) | 124 (30.5%) | ||
| Overweight | 722 (42.3%) | 17 (40.5%) | 164 (40.3%) | ||
| Obesity grade I | 329 (19.3%) | 10 (23.8%) | 81 (19.9%) | ||
| Obesity grade II | 90 (5.3%) | 1 (2.4%) | 20 (4.9%) | ||
| Obesity grade III | 42 (2.5%) | 4 (9.5%) | 16 (3.9%) | ||
| Falls in the last 12 months | 489 (28.6%) | 23 (54.8%) | 171 (41.9%) | 0.0007 | 0.1357 |
| Physically active | 1001 (58.6%) | 19 (45.2%) | 220 (53.9%) | 0.479 | 0.9960 |
| ALCOHOL IN g/day | |||||
| 0 | 434 (25.4%) | 16 (38.1%) | 122 (29.9%) | 0.3684 | 0.3926 |
| [0; 20] | 741 (43.4%) | 15 (35.7%) | 182 (44.6%) | ||
| [20; 40] | 314 (18.4%) | 6 (14.3%) | 65 (15.9%) | ||
| [40; 60] | 154 (9.0%) | 5 (11.9%) | 26 (6.4%) | ||
| [60; 80] | 37 (2.2%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (1.2%) | ||
| > = 80 | 28 (1.6%) | 0 (0%) | 8 (2.0%) | ||
| SMOKING | |||||
| Never | 768 (44.9%) | 24 (57.1%) | 185 (45.3%) | 0.6737 | 0.3288 |
| Former | 665 (38.9%) | 13 (31.0%) | 164 (40.2%) | ||
| Current | 276 (16.1%) | 5 (11.9%) | 59 (14.5%) | ||
| Hearing loss | 148 (8.7%) | 13 (31.0%) | 53 (13.1%) | < 0.0001 | 0.0039 |
| Hearing impairment | 281 (16.5%) | 19 (45.2%) | 108 (26.7%) | 0.0029 | 0.2904 |
| Ear pressure | 159 (9.3%) | 14 (33.3%) | 80 (19.6%) | < 0.0001 | 0.0136 |
| Ear noises | 489 (28.6%) | 23 (54.8%) | 171 (41.9%) | 0.0007 | 0.1357 |
| BLOOD PRESSURE | |||||
| optimal | 896 (52.5%) | 21 (50.0%) | 219 (53.7%) | 0.597 | 0.8855 |
| normal | 356 (20.9%) | 9 (21.4%) | 77 (18.9%) | ||
| high normal | 221 (12.9%) | 8 (19%) | 63 (15.4%) | ||
| Hypertension grade 1 | 178 (10.4%) | 3 (7.1%) | 43 (10.5%) | ||
| Hypertension grade 2 | 44 (2.6%) | 1 (2.4%) | 4 (1.0%) | ||
| Hypertension grade 3 | 12 (0.7%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (0.5%) | ||
| Resting heart rate > = 70 | 900 (52.7%) | 17 (40.5%) | 221 (54.2%) | 0.2006 | 0.2181 |
| Myocardial Infarction | 59 (3.5%) | 1 (2.4%) | 15 (3.7%) | 0.1865 | 0.3009 |
| Angina Pectoris | 78 (4.6%) | 1 (2.4%) | 36 (8.8%) | 0.2975 | 0.1324 |
| Diabetes | 146 (8.5%) | 9 (21.4%) | 43 (10.5%) | 0.2060 | 0.5203 |
| Stroke | 36 (2.1%) | 4 (9.8%) | 9 (2.2%) | 0.1644 | 0.2282 |
| Cancer | 186 (10.9%) | 7 (16.7%) | 47 (11.5%) | 0.8998 | 0.7098 |
| Self-rated health rather bad/bad | 266 (15.6%) | 22 (52.4%) | 115 (28.2%) | < 0.0001 | 0.1075 |
a
self reported moderate or severe vertigo or dizziness in the last 12 months.
b
adjusted for age and sex.