n | Overall | Sham group (n= 68) | Intervention group (n= 66) | P-value | |
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Median age, years (IQR, Q1–Q3) | 134 | 52.00 (38.25–68.00) | 54.00 (40.75–72.00) | 50.50 (35.25–64.00) | 0.060 |
Female, n (%) | 134 | 102 (76.12) | 50 (73.53) | 52 (78.79) | 0.546 |
Toxic habits | |||||
Smoking, n (%) | 134 | 19 (14.18) | 7 (10.29) | 12 (18.18) | 0.222 |
Alcohol use, n (%) | 134 | 21 (15.67) | 10 (14.71) | 11 (16.67) | 0.815 |
Drug misuse, n (%) | 134 | 3 (2.24) | 1 (1.47) | 2 (3.03) | 0.617 |
Characteristics of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo | |||||
Vertigo severity (scale, 0–10) | 134 | 7.00 (6.00–8.00) | 7.00 (5.75–8.00) | 8.00 (6.00–9.00) | 0.212 |
Positive DHT with nystagmus, n (%) | 134 | 54 (40.30) | 25 (36.76) | 29 (43.94) | 0.482 |
Symptom duration, n (%) | 134 | 0.328 | |||
≤30 days | 99 (73.88) | 53 (77.94) | 46 (69.70) | ||
>30 days | 35 (26.12) | 15 (22.06) | 20 (30.30) | ||
Comorbidity | |||||
HBP, n (%) | 134 | 34 (25.37) | 14 (20.59) | 20 (30.30) | 0.236 |
DM, n (%) | 130 | 19 (14.62) | 9 (13.64) | 10 (15.62) | 0.807 |
Anxiety, n (%) | 130 | 33 (25.38) | 15 (22.73) | 18 (28.12) | 0.548 |
Depression, n (%) | 130 | 30 (23.08) | 15 (22.73) | 15 (23.44) | 1.000 |
Head trauma, n (%) | 134 | 7 (5.22) | 5 (7.35) | 2 (3.03) | 0.441 |
Cervical osteoarthritis, n (%) | 134 | 22 (16.42) | 9 (13.24) | 13 (19.70) | 0.357 |
Cervicalgia, n (%) | 134 | 64 (47.76) | 33 (48.53) | 31 (46.97) | 0.865 |
Cardiovascular event, n (%) | 134 | 6 (4.48) | 2 (2.94) | 4 (6.06) | 0.437 |
Viral infection, n (%) | 134 | 31 (23.13) | 14 (20.59) | 17 (25.76) | 0.542 |
Headache, n (%) | 134 | 48 (35.82) | 22 (32.35) | 26 (39.39) | 0.472 |
Dyslipidaemia, n (%) | 134 | 57 (42.54) | 29 (42.65) | 28 (42.42) | 1.000 |
Thyroid disorder, n (%) | 134 | 6 (4.48) | 1 (1.47) | 5 (7.58) | 0.113 |
Osteoporosis, n (%) | 134 | 16 (11.94) | 8 (11.76) | 8 (12.12) | 1.000 |
Use of medication | |||||
Medication for vertigo, n (%) | 134 | 78 (58.21) | 37 (54.41) | 41 (62.12) | 0.386 |
Benzodiazepines, n (%) | 134 | 24 (17.91) | 11 (16.18) | 13 (19.70) | 0.656 |
Antidepressants, n (%) | 134 | 27 (20.15) | 13 (19.12) | 14 (21.21) | 0.831 |
Antihypertensive agents, n (%) | 133 | 26 (19.55) | 10 (14.71) | 16 (24.62) | 0.191 |
DHT = Dix-Hallpike test. DM = diabetes mellitus. HBP = high blood pressure. IQR = interquartile range.