Table 2.
Multivariate binary logistic regression of factors associated with the presence of dizziness in the 30 days preceding the interview of PAD-MG, 2011.
| Symptom of dizziness in the last 30 days | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | p-Valueb | Odds Ratiob | |||
| Variables | n (%) | n (%) | Total n | 95%CIb | ||
| Age range | ||||||
| Adults | 128,237 (65.2) | 11,669,927 (83.9) | 11,798,164(83.7) | <0.001 | 1.111 | 1.089–1.113 | 
| Elderlya | 68,311 (34.8) | 2,239,402 (16.1) | 2,307,713 (16.3) | |||
| Total | 196,548 (100) | 13,909,329 (100.0) | 14,105,877 (100.0) | |||
| Self-perception of health | ||||||
| Good | 71,140 (34.0) | 15,937,853 (82.9) | 16,008,993 (82.4) | <0.001 | 1.498 | 1.464–1.563 | 
| Poora | 137,885 (66.0) | 3,292,153 (17.1) | 3,430,038 (17.6) | |||
| Total | 209,025 (100.0) | 19,230,006 (100.0) | 19,439,031 (100.0) | |||
| Hypertension | ||||||
| No | 97,918 (46.9) | 16,245,918 (84,6) | 16,343,836 (84.2) | <0.001 | 2.000 | 1.965–2.053 | 
| Yesa | 111,034 (53.1) | 293,669 (15.4) | 3,064,703 (15.8) | |||
| Total | 208,952 (100.0) | 19,199,587 (100.0) | 19,408,539 (100.0) | |||
| Cardiac diseases | ||||||
| No | 166,636 (79.9) | 18,340,070 (95.5) | 18,506,706 (95.4) | <0.001 | 1.166 | 1.141–1.191 | 
| Yesa | 42,004 (20.1) | 860,293 (4.5) | 902,297 (4.6) | |||
| Total | 208,640 (100.0) | 19,200,363 (100.0) | 19,409,003 (100.0) | |||
| Depression | ||||||
| No | 156,072 (74.8) | 18,389,068 (95.8) | 18,545,140 (95.5) | <0.001 | 1.963 | 1.923–2.005 | 
| Yesa | 52,687 (25.2) | 812,086 (4.2) | 864,773 (4.5) | |||
| Total | 208,759 (100.0) | 19,201,154 (100.0) | 19,409,913 (100.0) | |||
| Current smoker | ||||||
| No | 168,817 (83.4) | 13,189,748 (86.9) | 13,358,565 (86.9) | <0.001 | 1.134 | 1.105–1.164 | 
| Yesa | 33,669 (16.6) | 1,988,328 (13.1) | 2,021,997 (13.1) | |||
| Total | 202,486 (100) | 15,178,076 (100) | 15,380,562 (100) | |||
| Follows nutritional guidance | ||||||
| Yes | 15,499 (30.0) | 699,773 (37.2) | 715,272 (37.0) | <0.001 | 1.416 | 1.388–1.444 | 
| Noa | 36,215 (70.0) | 1,180,612 (62.8) | 1,216,827 (63.0) | |||
| Total | 51,714 (100) | 1,880,385 (100) | 1,932,099 (100) | |||
| Sought or required medical or health care in the previous monthc | ||||||
| No | 33,115 (15.8) | 15,805,500 (82.2) | 15,838,615 (81.5) | <0.001 | 8.900 | 8.677–9.129 | 
| Yesa | 175,910 (84.2) | 3,419,065 (17,8) | 3,594,975 (18.5) | |||
| Total | 209,025 (100) | 19,224,565 (100) | 19,433,590 (100) | |||
| Has private health plan or insurance | ||||||
| Yes | 41,613 (19.9) | 4,065,960 (21.2) | 4,107,573 (21.1) | <0.001 | 1.069 | 1.048–1.091 | 
| Noa | 167,412 (80.1) | 15,150,814 (78.8) | 15,318,226 (78.9) | |||
| Total | 209,025 (100) | 19,216,774 (100) | 19,425,799 (100) | |||
Categories of reference.
Results obtained after multivariate analysis; the final model includes the main dependent variable adjusted for other variables that remained in the final model.
Medical or health care.
# Number of information differs from the total sample due to missing data.
Source: Sample Survey of Households of Minas Gerais (PAD-MG). Fundação João Pinheiro, 2011.