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Table 3 Potential factors influencing dizziness compared between the three groups with no, mild, or substantial dizziness (n = 305)

From: Prevalence of and factors related to mild and substantial dizziness in community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study

 

No dizziness (n = 180)

Mild dizziness (n = 46)

Substantial dizziness (n = 79)

p-value

Post-hoc

Age, years (mean (SD))

80 (5)

81 (5)

81 (5)

0.081b

 

Sex, female, n (%)

86 (48)

27 (59)

46 (58)

0.188c

 

Diseases listed by the subjects

 Diabetes, n (%)

12 (7)

2 (4)

15 (19)

0.003 c

S > M, S > Nc

 Hypertension, n (%)

63 (35)

19 (41)

26 (33)

0.629c

-

 Stroke, TIA, n (%)

4 (2)

2 (4)

8 (10)

0.020 c

S > Nc

 Heart disease, n (%)

35 (19)

9 (20)

30 (38)

0.004 c

S > M, S > Nc

 Drugs, n (mean (SD)) at least several times a week

3.5 (2.9)

3.7 (2.6)

5.7 (3.4)

<0.001 b

S > M, S > Nd

 ACE inhibitors (ATC code C09Aa), n (%)

40 (22)

9 (20)

27 (34)

0.081c

 

 Beta blocking agents (ATC code C07), n (%)

63 (35)

17 (37)

35 (44)

0.361c

 

 Diuretics (ATC code C03), N (%)

53 (29)

12 (26)

37 (47)

0.012 c

S > M, S > Nc

 Calcium channel blockers (ATC code C08), n (%)

26 (14)

8 (17)

13 (16)

0.846c

 

 All antihypertensive drugs (ATC codes C02, C03, C07, C08, C09A, C09B), n (%)

108 (60)

25 (54)

60 (76)

0.020 c

S > M, S > Nc

 Drugs used in diabetes (ATC code A10), n (%)

12 (7)

2 (4)

13 (16)

0.019 c

S > M, S > Nc

Blood pressure, measured

 Systolic blood pressure, mmHg (mean (SD))

148 (21)

149 (21)

147 (22)

0.809b

-

 Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg (mean (SD))

77 (12)

77 (12)

75 (11)

0.285b

-

 Orthostatic hypotension, n (%)

16 (9)

11 (24)

9 (11)

0.021 c

M > Nc

 Hypertension, n (%)

100 (56)

29 (63)

45 (57)

0.558c

-

Physical activity and exercises

 Physically active last summer, n (%)

157 (87)

40 (87)

56 (71)

0.004 c

S < M, S < Nc

 Physically active last winter, n (%)

141 (78)

37 (80)

45 (57)

0.001 c

S < M, S < Nc

 Performs joint mobility exercises, n (%)

65 (36)

21 (46)

32 (41)

0.460c

-

 Performs strength exercises, n (%)

44 (24)

9 (20)

17 (22)

0.735c

-

 Performs balance exercises, n (%)

30 (17)

10 (22)

13 (16)

0.698c

-

  1. N no dizziness group, M mild dizziness group, S substantial dizziness group
  2. Numbers in bold type = p=<0.05
  3. aNo subjects reported drugs with ATC-code C09B
  4. bOne-way Anova
  5. cChi-squared test
  6. dBonferroni