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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Aging Ment Health. 2019 Jan 29;24(5):705–708. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2019.1566813
Study population Year N Finding
Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA) 2013–2014 183 Reduced saccular function associated with significantly poorer scores on neurocognitive tests of visuospatial ability in cross-sectional analyses; no significant relationship between saccular function and tests of language, executive function, and verbal memory
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999–2002 1303 Vestibular impairment (based on modified Romberg test) associated with significantly poorer Digit Symbol Subsitution Score in cross-sectional analyses
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) 2008 20,950 Vestibular vertigo (based on questionnaire responses) significantly associated with 4-fold increased odds of “difficulty remembering and confusion” in cross-sectional analyses