Table 2 Demographic characteristics and clinical status of the study sample

Male

55

(34.6)

28

(35.4)

Age (year)*

57.4

±16.8

57.5

±16.4

Marital status

  Married

106

(66.7)

51

(64.6)

  Unmarried/Divorced/Widowed

53

(33.3)

28

(35.4)

Educational status

  Junior high school/High school

93

(58.5)

46

(58.2)

  Junior college/University

66

(41.5)

33

(41.8)

Occupational status

  Full-time worker

51

(32.1)

28

(35.4)

  Part-time worker

14

(8.8)

4

(5.1)

  Housewife

42

(26.4)

20

(25.3)

  Student

1

(0.6)

1

(1.3)

  Others

51

(32.1)

26

(32.9)

Diagnosis

  Ménière’s disease

41

(25.8)

20

(25.3)

  Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

16

(10.1)

9

(11.4)

  Vertebrobasilar artery insufficiency

13

(8.2)

5

(6.3)

  Vestibular neuronitis

12

(7.5)

9

(11.4)

  Sudden deafness with vertigo or dizziness

5

(3.1)

3

(3.8)

  Vestibular migraine

3

(1.9)

2

(2.5)

  Acoustic nerve tumor

3

(1.9)

1

(1.3)

  Other vestibular diseases^†

14

(8.8)

10

(12.7)

  Vertigo or dizziness without any other vestibular disease^‡

52

(32.7)

20

(25.3)

Disease duration (month)*

57.9

±72.5

61.3

±68.2

Inpatient

31

(19.5)

26

(32.9)

Mental status

  Clinical anxiety (HADS-A ≥ 8)

56

(35.2)

30

(38.0)

  Clinical depression (HADS-D ≥ 8)

64

(40.3)

32

(40.5)