Table 2:
Prevalence and odds ratios of various co-morbid conditions and outcomes of all children and children with vertigo in the US, NHIS 2012
| US Children Without Vertigo | US Children With Vertigo | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prevalence | Prevalence | 1.5% | ||||
| % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Cognitive Conditions | ||||||
| Autism | 1.29 | 1.06 – 1.58 | 2.46 | 0.45 – 12.22 | 1.92 | 0.33 – 11.26 |
| ADD | 9.39 | 8.71 – 10.12 | 21.41 | 14.57 – 30.32 | 1.73* | 1.06 – 2.81 |
| Learning disability | 7.64 | 7.01 – 8.33 | 31.08 | 22.67 – 40.96 | 3.45*** | 2.18 – 5.45 |
| Developmental delay | 4.77 | 4.30 – 5.30 | 13.44 | 8.09 – 21.51 | 2.59** | 1.34 – 4.98 |
| Intellectual disability | 1.06 | 0.85 – 1.31 | 9.02 | 4.53 – 17.15 | 6.60*** | 2.60 – 16.79 |
| Special education | 8.40 | 7.75 – 9.10 | 22.84 | 15.43 – 32.44 | 2.46*** | 1.48 – 4.10 |
| Activities limited by difficulty remembering or confusion | 0.39 | 0.28 – 0.56 | 13.25 | 7.41 – 22.56 | 32.07** | 13.18 – 78.00 |
| Emotional/ Psychiatric Conditions | ||||||
| Receive emotional services | 2.73 | 2.37 – 3.14 | 6.72 | 3.42 – 12.77 | 1.84 | 0.87 – 3.88 |
| Difficulty with emotions, concentration, or behavior | 15.05 | 14.16 – 15.99 | 41.98 | 32.87 – 51.68 | 2.92*** | 1.85 – 4.61 |
| Poor attention span | 11.36 | 10.53 – 12.26 | 22.60 | 15.47 – 31.78 | 1.68* | 1.01 – 2.80 |
| Often worried | 5.34 | 4.71 – 6.04 | 12.51 | 7.51 – 20.10 | 1.78 | 0.96 – 3.30 |
| Not well behaved | 3.20 | 2.79 – 3.67 | 6.49 | 3.20 – 12.73 | 1.67 | 0.74 – 3.75 |
| Often unhappy, depressed, or tearful | 3.10 | 2.66 – 3.62 | 3.75 | 1.67 – 8.19 | 0.86 | 0.35 – 2.11 |
Logistic regression adjusted for age, sex, race, income, frequent or severe headaches or migraines and three or more ear infections in the previous 12 months
ADD - attention deficit disorder
NHIS - National Health Interview Survey
OR - Odds Ratio
*
0.05
**
0.01
***
0.001