Investigation and analysis of the baseline data of 3432 patients with vertigo / 中国医学科学院学报
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
;
(6): 647-650, 2008.
Artigo
em Chinês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-270631
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To analyze the baseline data of outpatient clinical subjects with vertigo and study on the clinical characteristics of vertigo.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The questionnaires and clinical tests data of 3432 patients complained vertigo were retrospectively analyzed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>All the patients received interview and vestibular function test. These patients aged 4-89 years with an average age of (40 +/- 18.6) years. Among them 1513 (44.09%) were male and 1919 (55.91%) were female, with a malefemale ratio of 11.27. Vertigo patients increased according to age and reached its peak in the 41-60 years among all patients. The incidence might increase along with the increase of education level in urban populations. The onset of vertigo might correlate with the careers but differed among different populations.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Vertigo attacks patients in all age spans, but vertigo is highly prevalent in the population aged 41-60 years. The onset of vertigo is related to many different factors.</p>
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Assunto principal:
Testes de Função Vestibular
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Vertigem
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Epidemiologia
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Inquéritos e Questionários
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Estudos Retrospectivos
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Distribuição por Idade
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Idoso
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Aged80
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Criança
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Criança, pré-escolar
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Chinês
Revista:
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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