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Table 3 Aetiologies of dizziness and vertigo (all studies)

From: Prevalence, aetiologies and prognosis of the symptom dizziness in primary care – a systematic review

Dizziness

Aetiology

Number of studies

Number of patients

Results (range)

Heterogeneity I2 (95% CI)/prediction interval

Otologic peripher

10

10,658

5,4-42,1%

95.5% (93.4-96.9%)

7.7-51.6%

BPPV (subcategory)

6

7956

4,3-39,5%

93.2% (88.0-96.2%)

0.5-73.8%

Vestibular neuritis (subcategory)

6

7956

0,6-24,0%

98.4% (97.6-98.9%)

0.0-98.6%

Ménière’s disease (subcategory)

4

7802

1,4-2,7%

0.0% (0.0-0.0%)

1.4-2.8%

Cardiovascular

8

3011

3,8-56,8%

98.5% (98.0-98.9%)

0.4-89.1%

Neurological central

9

10,620

1,4-11,4%

78.7% (60.0-88.7%)

2.1-12.7%

Psychogenic

8

3016

1,8-21,6%

88.5% (79.7-93.5%)

1.1-31.2%

No specific diagnosis

11

10,713

0,0-80,2%

99.4% (99.3-99.5%)

1.6-90.5%

Vertigo

Aetiology

Number of studies

Number of patients

Results (range)

Heterogeneity I2 /prediction interval

Otologic peripher

3

383

27.3-92.9%

96.2% (91.8-98.2%)

0.0-100.0%

BPPV (subcategory)

3

383

4.9-42.9%

96.4% (92.5-98.3%)

0.0-100.0%

Vestibular neuritis (subcategory)

3

383

8.4-40.0%

94.3% (86.8-97.6%)

0.0-100.0%

Ménière’s disease(subcategory)

3

383

4.2-10.0%

43.5% (0.0-83.1%)

0.0-94.1%

Cardiovascular

0

   

Neurological central

1

70

4.3%

n/a

Psychogenic

1

70

1.4%

n/a

No specific diagnosis

3

383

1.4-72.7%

92.3% (80.7-96.9%)

0.0-100.0%