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Table 4 Predictors for chronic dizziness including univariate and adjusted OR and 95% CI.

From: Newly diagnosed incident dizziness of older patients: a follow-up study in primary care

 

univariate analysis

multivariate analysis

 

OR

95% CI

P

OR

95% CI

P

age

1.07

0.97-1.16

0.196

1.09

0.91-1.32

0.352

female gender

0.87

0.25-3.03

0.824

0.51

0.04-6.02

0.591

Type of dizziness

      

vertigo

0.48

0.15-1.53

0.214

1.27

0.12-14.05

0.846

fainting

5.93

0.69-50.70

0.104

13.78

0.41-465.80

0.144

unsteadiness

1.47

0.43-5.05

0.538

0.24

0.01-4.92

0.355

other form

0.76

0.19-3.05

0.697

0.12

0.01-2.51

0.170

Instruments

      

GDS*-Score

1.27

0.99-1.62

0.061

1.55

0.80-3.00

0.190

anxiety (screening)

2.98

0.91-9.74

0.071

0.01

0.00-0.43

0.016

DHI†-Score

1.12

1.04-1.20

0.002

1.24

1.05-1.47

0.013

help of doctor (DiNA‡)

0.54

0.35-0.84

0.003

0.37

0.15-0.94

0.037

  1. * Geriatric Depression Scale
  2. † Dizziness Handicap Inventory
  3. ‡ Dizziness Needs Assessment
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