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Table 1 Demographic characteristic

From: Long-term symptoms in dizzy patients examined in a university clinic

Diagnostic groups

n (%)a

Symptom durationb

median (IQR)

Path lengthc

median (IQR)

Neck paind

n (%)

Menière's disease

92 (18)

26.5 (65)

739 (527)

16 (17)

Vestibular schwannoma

40 (8)

33.0 (32)

1007 (867)

2 (5)

Benign positional vertigo

90 (18)

18.0 (40)

809 (551)

28 (31)

Vestibular neuritis

89 (18)

8.0 (24)

822 (644)

19 (21)

Non-otogenic dizziness

130 (26)

24.5 (54)

941 (765)

37 (29)

Cervical dizziness

62 (12)

32.5 (56)

777 (649)

33 (53)

Total N

503 (100)

442 (100)

467 (668)

503 (100)

P value

 

≤ 0.01e

0.03e

≤ 0.01f

  1. Demographic characteristic at the medical examination according to diagnostic groups in N = 503 patients with dizziness examined in the period 1992–2001 in Bergen, Norway
  2. IQR: interquartile range
  3. a Distribution of patients within each diagnostic group in relation to total group
  4. b Symptom duration in months
  5. c Path length in mm, eyes closed condition at the medical examination
  6. d Neck pain at the medical examination
  7. e P values according to the Kruskal-Wallis test
  8. f P values according to Pearson's chi-square test