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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Subjective Dizziness in Korean
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Eun Kyu Park, Ji Won Cho, Hyo Geun Choi
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Res Vestib Sci. 2015;14(2):46-49.
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and Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence and risk factors of subjective
dizziness complaints in general population. Materials and Methods: A
cross-sectional study was performed using data from The Korea National Health
and Nutrition Examination Surveys. We evaluated data from 12,653 subjects who
were interviewed between 2010 and 2012. Results: The prevalence of subjective
dizziness was 21.7%. Female gender (adjusted odds ratio, AOR=1.959; 95% confidence
interval [CI], 1.680?2.284; p＜0.001), lower alcohol consumption (reference
≤1 time a month; 1?4 times a month [AOR]=0.844, 95% CI=0.752?
0.948; ≥2 times a week, AOR=0.812, 95% CI=0.705?0.935, p=0.002), higher
stress (AOR=1.784, 95% CI=1.613?1.973, p＜0.001), lower income
(reference=lowest; middle low, AOR=0.815, 95% CI=0.720?0.923; middle high,
AOR=0.696, 95% CI=0.606?0.799; highest, AOR=0.682, 95% CI=0.594?0.784,
p＜0.001) increased odds ratio of subjective dizziness, while body mass index and
smoking was not associated with subjective dizziness. Conclusion: This large
population-based study provides reliable information about the prevalence and risk
factors of subjective dizziness of Korean population.
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