Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of 177 patients with dizziness
From: Graphic representation of the burden of suffering in dizziness patients
Mean | SD | |
|---|---|---|
Age, years | 44.4 | 11.9 |
PRISM, SIS in mm | 27.5 | 20.5 |
DHI total score | 46.5 | 23.4 |
DHIF | 17.2 | 10.2 |
DHIP | 13.9 | 7.3 |
DHIE | 15.2 | 8.8 |
HADS | 13.7 | 8.1 |
Duration of dizziness, weeks | 161.9 | 271.9 |
Number of patients | % | |
Gender, female/male | 91/86 | 51.4/48.6 |
Partnership, yes/no | 134/41 | 75.7/23.2 |
Employment status, yes/no | 124/49 | 70.1/27.7 |
Education | ||
No degree or basic school education | 27 | 15.2 |
Apprenticeship or high school diploma | 106 | 59.9 |
University degree | 41 | 23.2 |
Characteristics of dizziness | ||
Continuous/Transient attacks | 54/102 | 30.5/57.6 |
Vertigo | 42 | 23.7 |
Non-vertigo | 13 | 7.3 |
Mixed (vertigo and non-vertigo) | 120 | 67.8 |