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Table 1 Crude odds ratios for dizziness in 391 community-dwelling older adults

From: Prevalence and correlates of dizziness in community-dwelling older people: a cross sectional population based study

Correlates

No dizzy n (%)

Dizzy n (%)

p-Value

Odds ratio

95% CI

Female gender

123 (57.2)

126 (71.6)

0.003

1.88

1.23-2.88

Age Group (ref 65–69 years)

     

65-69 years

84 (39.1)

64 (36.4)

   

70-74 years

58 (27.0)

60 (34.1)

0.217

1.35

0.83-2.20

75-79 years

41 (19.1)

30 (17.0)

0.890

0.96

0.54-1.70

80 years and over

32 (14.9)

22 (12.5)

0.750

0.90

0.47-1.69

Years of Schooling (ref Illiterate)

     

Illiterate

52 (24.2)

46 (26.1)

   

1 to 4 years

86 (40.0)

77 (43.8)

0.962

1.01

0.61-1.67

5 to 8 years

41 (19.1)

25 (14.2)

0.252

0.68

0.36-1.30

9 years and over

36 (16.7)

28 915.9)

0.690

0.87

0.46-1.65

Income level (ref up to 1) †

     

Up to 1

125 (59.5)

104 (61.9)

   

1.0 to 3.0

59 (28.1)

45 (26.8)

0.715

0.91

0.57-1.46

3.1 and over

26 (12.4)

19 (11.3)

0.694

0.87

0.46-1.67

Living alone (yes)

28 (13.0)

33 (18.0)

0.122

1.541

0.890–2.668

Health Perception (ref very good)

     

Very good

117 (54.4)

63 (35.8)

   

Average

84 (39.1)

97 (55.1)

<0.001

2.14

1.40-3.27

Bad and Very Bad

14 (6.5)

16 (9.1)

0.059

2.12

0.97-4.63

Diseases

     

Heart disease

31 (14.4)

39 (22.2)

0.048

1.69

1.04-2.84

Hypertension

145 (67.4)

127 (72.2)

0.314

1.25

0.80-1.93

Stroke

9 (4.2)

8 (4.5)

0.862

1.09

0.41-2.88

Diabetes

46 (21.4)

36 (20.5)

0.820

0.94

0.57-1.54

Arthritis

75 (34.9)

75 (42.6)

0.118

1.38

0.92-2.08

Pulmomary disease

19 (8.8)

12 (6.8)

0.463

0.75

0.35-1.60

Osteoporosis

58 (27.0)

73 (41.5)

0.003

1.91

1.25-2.93

Geriatric Conditions

     

Fatigue

47 (21.9)

73 (41.5)

<0.001

2.53

1.63-3.93

Polypharmacy

46 (21.4)

41 (23.3)

0.653

1.11

0.69-1.79

Comorbidity

133 (61.9)

121 (68.8)

0.156

1.35

0.89-2.06

Memory problems

90 (41.9)

96 (54.5)

0.013

1.66

1.11-2.49

Excessive sleepiness

30 (14.0)

46 (26.1)

0.003

2.18

1.30-3.64

Fear of falling

129 (60.0)

131 (74.4)

0.003

1.94

1.25-2.99

Depressive symptoms‡

44 (20.5)

74 (42.0)

<0.001

2.82

1.80-4.40

Geriatric Syndromes

     

Falls

71 (33.2)

75 (42.9)

0.050

1.51

0.99-2.28

Recurrent falls

23 (10.7)

41 (23.4)

0.001

2.54

1.45-4.43

No frail (ref)

90 (41.9)

54 (30.7)

   

Pre Frail §

101 (47.0)

98 (55.7)

0.031

1.61

1.04-2.50

Frail §

24 (11.2)

24 (13.6)

0.129

1.66

0.83-3.21

Disability (ref 0 ADLs)

16 (7.4)

24 (13.6)

0.047

1.96

1.00-3.82

  1. Notes: MWS= Minimum Wage Salary; ADL = Activities of Daily Living.
  2. † Income Level is presented in Minimum Wage Salaries.
  3. ‡ Depressive symptoms identified by ≥ 5 points in Geriatric Depression Scale.
  4. § Pre –Frail and frail identified by 1 or 2 and 3 or more of the following criteria, respectively: unintentional weight loss, weaknesses, low physical activity, slow walking speed and fatigue.
  5. †† Number of missing values: Income Level = 13 (3.3%), Fall = 2 (0.5%); Recurrent Falls = 2 (0.5%).
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