Table 2.
Number of falls before and after the BPPV in the elderly by means of particle repositioning maneuvers, according to the canal affected.
| Canal involved | Before the maneuver/ After the maneuver | Number of falls | Wilcoxon test (p-value) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Mean | Standard deviation | Minimum | Maximum | Median | |||
| Posterior. Lateral and Superior | Before | 398 | 3,29 | 1,28 | 1,00 | 5,00 | 3,00 | < 0,001 |
| After | 139 | 1,15 | 0,79 | 0,00 | 4,00 | 1,00 | ||
| Posterior | Before | 358 | 3,54 | 1,11 | 1,00 | 5,00 | 3,00 | < 0,001 |
| After | 125 | 1,24 | 0,78 | 0,00 | 4,00 | 1,00 | ||
| Lateral | Before | 30 | 1,88 | 1,36 | 1,00 | 5,00 | 1,00 | 0,002 |
| After | 10 | 0,63 | 0,72 | 0,00 | 2,00 | 0,50 | ||
| Superior | Before | 10 | 2,50 | 1,29 | 1,00 | 4,00 | 2,50 | 0,063 |
| After | 4 | 1,00 | 0,82 | 0,00 | 2,00 | 1,00 | ||