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Table 4 Potential factors influencing dizziness evaluated by multivariable multinomial logistic regression, no dizziness used as reference category

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

 

ORa

95 % CIb

p-value

Mild dizziness

 Diabetes (ref. no diabetes)

0.64

0.13–3.24

0.589

 Stroke, TIA (ref. no stroke, TIA)

1.81

0.30–10.87

0.515

 Heart disease (ref. no heart disease)

0.99

0.40–2.46

0.978

 Number of drugs (cont.)

1.04

0.90–1.20

0.570

 Diuretics (ref. no diuretics)

0.84

0.37–1.91

0.679

 Orthostatic hypotension (ref. no orthostatic hypotension)

3.43

1.41–8.35

0.007

 Physical inactivity both summer and winter (ref. physical activity both summer and winter)

0.75

0.26–2.16

0.588

 Physical inactivity winter, physical activity summer (ref. physical activity both summer and winter)

0.41

0.09–1.93

0.257

Substantial dizziness

 Diabetes (ref. no diabetes)

1.57

0.63–3.93

0.335

 Stroke, TIA (ref. no stroke, TIA)

4.14

1.13–15.09

0.032

 Heart disease (ref. no heart disease)

1.67

0.86–3.27

0.133

 Number of drugs (cont.)

1.12

1.01–1.26

0.040

 Diuretics (ref. no diuretics)

1.21

0.64–2.28

0.555

 Orthostatic hypotension (ref. no orthostatic hypotension)

0.99

0.38–2.58

0.990

 Physical inactivity both summer and winter (ref. physical activity both summer and winter)

2.16

1.01–4.61

0.046

 Physical inactivity winter, physical activity summer (ref. physical activity both summer and winter)

1.94

0.79–4.76

0.147

  1. Numbers in bold type = p=<0.05
  2. aOR = odds ratio
  3. b95 % CI = 95 % confidence interval