Table I.
Comparison between patients with and without recurrence. Age, canal reentry and presence of liberatory nystagmus were significant predictor of recurrence.
| No recurrence | Recurrence | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N 130 (%) 87.8% |
N 18 (%) 12.2% |
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| Gender | Male | 48 (85.7%) |
8 (14.3%) |
0.7 |
| Female | 82 (89.1%) |
10 (10.9%) |
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| Age | Average | 52.7 S.d. (13,94) |
67.3 s.d. (13,79) |
0.006 |
| Previous BPPV | None | 60 (93.7%) |
4 (6.3%) |
0.1 |
| > 1 | 70 (83.3%) |
14 (16.7%) |
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| Number of CRM | 1 | 76 (91.6%) |
7 (8.4%) |
0.2 |
| > 1 | 54 (83.1%) |
11 (16.9%) |
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| Canal reentry | No | 126 (89.4%) |
15 (10.6%) |
0.04 |
| Yes | 4 (57.1%) |
3 (42.9%) |
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| Liberatory Ny | No | 1 (25%) |
3 (75%) |
0.006 |
| Yes | 129 (89.6%) |
15 (10.4%) |
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