Res Vestib Sci.  2015 Jun;14(2):46-49. 10.0000/rvs.2015.14.2.46.

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Subjective Dizziness in Korean

• Park EK
• Cho JW
• Choi HG

• KMID: 1967463
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.0000/rvs.2015.14.2.46

Abstract

BACKGROUND 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 < or =1 time a month; 1-4 times a month [AOR]=0.844, 95% CI=0.752-0.948; > or =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.

Keyword

Dizziness; Risk factors; Korean

MeSH Terms

Alcohol Drinking
Body Mass Index
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dizziness*
Female
Humans
Korea
Odds Ratio
Prevalence*
Risk Factors*
Smoke
Smoking
Smoke