21 February 2021>: Clinical Research
Relationship Between Chronic Conditions and Balance Disorders in Outpatients with Dizziness: A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Ruihua Zhang 1ABCE , Bo Liu 23ABDE* , Jingtao Bi 23ABCF , Yiwen Chen 1AEFDOI: 10.12659/MSM.928719
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e928719
Table 4 Association between chronic conditions and balance function.
Chronic conditions | Balance dysfunction | |||||
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Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | Age and sex adjusted OR(95% CI) | |||||
All patients | Younger group | Elderly group | All patients | Younger group | Elderly group | |
Hypertension | 1.996 (1.256–3.173) | 1.283 (0.674–2.444) | 2.076 (0.971–4.441) | 1.455 (0.884–2.396) | 1.024 (0.514–2.039) | 2.268 (1.038–4.957) |
p=0.448 | p=0.060 | p=0.140 | p=0.946 | |||
Diabetes mellitus | 2.813 (1.345–5.881) | 2.259 (0.692–7.374) | 1.935 (0.712–5.264) | 2.013 (0.937–4.321) | 1.843 (0.546–6.225) | 2.064 (0.749–5.688) |
p=0.177 | p=0.196 | p=0.073 | p=0.325 | p=0.161 | ||
Dyslipidemia | 1.251 (0.762–2.054) | 0.959 (0.484–1.898) | 1.296 (0.577–2.915) | 1.030 (0.614–1.729) | 0.841 (0.411–1.722) | 1.235 (0.544–2.803) |
p=0.376 | p=0.904 | p=0.530 | p=0.910 | p=0.636 | p=0.614 | |
Other diseases | 0.975 (0.513–1.850) | 0.598 (0.237–1.514) | 1.524 (0.509–4.562) | 1.083 (0.550–2.133) | 0.806 (0.307–2.115) | 1.387 (0.454–4.237) |
p=0.937 | p=0.278 | p=0.452 | p−0.818 | p=0.661 | p=0.565 | |
A p value of 0.05 or less was considered statistically significant. CI – confidence interval; OR – odds ratio. Chronic conditions includes: Hypertension, Diabetes mellitus, Dyslipidemia and others (hypothyroidism, chronic kidney disease, anemia, hyperthyroidism, rheumatism). |