Table 3.
Analysis of the association of independent variables (age group, gender, marital status, skin color, function) through mean values, the standard deviation of total scores and physical, functional and emotional subscales obtained using the Brazilian version of the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI).
| DHI score | Physical DHI | Functional DHI | Emotional DHI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M± DP | M± DP | M± DP | M± DP | ||
| Gender | Male | 7.64 ± 12.0 | 2.47 ± 4.09 | 3.21 ± 5.35 | 1.23 ± 0.92 |
| Feminine | 11.8 ± 15.6 | 4.30 ± 4.84 | 4.45 ± 6.79 | 2.40 ± 0.83 | |
| pa | 0.001 | <0.001 | 0.032 | 0.372 | |
| Marital status | Not married | 7.90 ± 8.91 | 3.80 ± 3.32 | 4.20 ± 5.61 | 2.20 ± 3.58 |
| Married | 6.74 ± 7.76 | 2.75 ± 2.61 | 1.75 ± 2.49 | 1.14 ± 2.69 | |
| Divorced | 11.25 ± 10.99 | 2.33 ± 3.20 | 5.00 ± 7.56 | 1.47 ± 3.03 | |
| pb | 0.221 | 0.615 | 0.493 | 0.793 | |
| Skin Color | White | 7.80 ± 8.05 | 3.64 ± 3.56 | 4.91 ± 6.22 | 1.64 ± 2.34 |
| Yellow | 5.25 ± 5.43 | 4.00 ± 1.74 | 4.00 ± 1.12 | 6.00 ± 1.42 | |
| Dun | 7.65 ± 8.80 | 2.89 ± 2.84 | 3.11 ± 5.11 | 1.75 ± 4.20 | |
| Black | 8.13 ± 9.44 | 1.33 ± 1.16 | NA | 0.67 ± 1.16 | |
| Red | 11.00 ± 4.24 | NA | NA | NA | |
| pb | 0.764 | 0.705 | 0.579 | 0.530 | |
| Occupation | Student | 12.1 ± 15.4 | 4.39 ± 4.91 | 4.56 ± 6.74 | 2.32 ± 4.20 |
| Teacher | 5.52 ± 10.1 | 2.21 ± 3.59 | 2.02 ± 4.52 | 0.92 ± 2.35 | |
| Administrative | 8.61 ± 13.1 | 3.00 ± 4.50 | 3.23 ± 5.35 | 1.89 ± 3.91 | |
| General Services | 10.5 ± 15.9 | 2.85 ± 4.47 | 5.26 ± 7.37 | 2.59 ± 5.25 | |
| pb | 0.002 | <0.001 | 0.003 | .0.028 |
a = t-test for independent samples; b = Anova; NA = not applicable since there was no response to these items; DHI = Dizziness Handicap Inventory.