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Table 1 Univariable associations of clinical characteristics according to origin of vertigo (VUO vs. non-VUO groups)

From: Characteristics and resource needs in patients with vestibular symptoms: a comparison of patients with symptoms of unknown versus determined origin

 

Total (n = 1599)

VUO

(n = 229)

Non-VUO (n = 1370)

p-value

Demographic characteristics

 Age < 65 years (%)

1065

(66.6)

167

(72.9)

898

(65.5)

0.028

 Sex, female (%)

790

(49.4)

126

(55.0)

664

(48.5)

0.066

Comorbidity

 Hypertension (%)

665

(41.6)

94

(41.0)

571

(41.7)

0.858

 Diabetes (%)

179

(11.2)

18

(7.9)

161

(11.8)

0.084

 Dyslipidaemia (%)

364

(22.8)

43

(18.8)

321

(23.4)

0.120

 Peripheral artery

Disease (%)

40

(2.5)

8

(3.5)

32

(2.3)

0.299

 Cardiac disease (%)

474

(29.6)

64

(27.9)

410

(29.9)

0.544

 Vasculitis (%)

8

(0.5)

1

(0.4)

7

(0.5)

0.883

 Coagulopathy (%)

13

(0.8)

2

(0.9)

11

(0.8)

0.913

Malignancy (%)

99

(6.2)

13

(5.7)

86

(6.3)

0.727

 Neurological

disorder (%)

502

(31.4)

87

(38.0)

415

(30.3)

0.020

 Psychiatric

disorder (%)

330

(20.6)

53

(23.1)

277

(20.2)

0.311

 ENT disorder (%)

114

(7.1)

18

(7.9)

96

(7.0)

0.642

Signs and symptoms

 Headache (%)

427

(26.7)

70

(30.6)

357

(26.1)

0.153

 Aural fullness (%)

20

(1.3)

7

(3.1)

13

(0.9)

0.008

 Paraesthesia (%)

197

(12.3)

42

(18.3)

155

(11.3)

0.003

 Other neurological

symptoms (%)

480

(30.0)

59

(25.8)

421

(30.7)

0.129

 Trigger, head

Movements (%)

139

(8.7)

28

(12.2)

111

(8.1)

0.040

 Trigger, effort (%)

68

(4.3)

6

(2.6)

62

(4.5)

0.186

 Trigger, walking (%)

203

(12.7)

37

(16.2)

166

(12.1)

0.089

 Trigger, visual (%)

20

(1.3)

6

(2.6)

14

(1.0)

0.044

 Improvement at rest (%)

185

(11.6)

39

(17.0)

146

(10.7)

0.005

  1. Abbreviations: ENT Ear, nose and throat, VUO Vestibular symptoms of unknown origin