Table 2.
Demographic characteristics and hearing status of study population.
| BVP patients |
Control participants |
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|---|---|---|---|
| n = 64 | n = 83 | ||
| Age (mean, SD) | 59 (14.3) | 68.4 (10.5) | p < 0.05 |
| Sex (n, %) | p = 0.4 | ||
| Male | 38 (59) | 43 (52) | |
| Female | 26 (41) | 40 (48) | |
| Education (n, %) | p = 0.1 | ||
| Less than primary school | 1 (1.8) | 0 | |
| Primary school | 2 (3.6) | 12 (14.5) | |
| Lower secondary school | 11 (19.6) | 10 (12) | |
| Upper secondary school | 20 (35.7) | 23 (27.7) | |
| College/University | 22 (39.3) | 38 (45.8) | |
| Hearing performance | |||
| Speech reception threshold in noise (mean, SD in dB) | +0.65 (± 6.5) | −0.27 (± 7.4) | p = 0.4 |
| Conventional hearing aid (n) | 12 | 12 | |
| Other hearing aid: CI, BAHA (n) | 19 | 1 |
BVP, bilateral vestibulopathy; CI, cochlear implant; BAHA, bone anchored hearing aid.