Table 1.
Demographic, and hearing performance of all groups.
| OVP | OC | MAC | YC | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 43) | (N = 32) | (N = 38) | (N = 45) | ||
| Age (mean, SD) | 66.14 (4.50)a | 66.06 (5.95)a | 50.87 (4.10)b | 34.02 (6.52)c | < 0.001 |
| Sex (n, %) | 0.19 | ||||
| Male | 17 (39.50) | 16 (50.00) | 11 (28.90) | 13 (28.90) | |
| Female | 26 (60.50) | 16 (50.00) | 27 (71.10) | 32 (71.10) | |
| Education (n, %) | < 0.001 | ||||
| Primary education | 2 (4.70)a | 1 (3.10)a | 7 (18.40)a | 1 (2.20)a | |
| Secondary Education | 29 (67.40)a | 16 (50.00)a | 15 (39.50)a | 3 (6.70)b | |
| Higher Education | 12 (27.90)a | 15 (46.90)a | 16 (42.10)a | 41 (91.10)b | |
| Hearing performance of the better ear (mean, SD in dB) | 28.9 (13.76)a | 28.13 (14.97)a | 16.2 (8.98)b | 10.55 (7.48)b | < 0.001 |
OVP, Older vertigo patients; OC, Older controls; MAC, Middle-aged controls; YC, Young controls.
a−c
Intergroup Comparison. Statistically significant results are bolded.