Vertigo and its burden of disease—Results from a population‐based cohort study
Abstract Objectives Vertigo describes symptoms of abnormal movement of the environment or the patient's own body. As such, it affects patients' quality of life, prevents them from following their daily activities, and increases healthcare utilization. The Global Burden of Disease Project a...
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| author | Berit Hackenberg Karoline O'Brien Julia Döge Karl J. Lackner Manfred E. Beutel Thomas Münzel Philipp S. Wild Norbert Pfeiffer Julian Chalabi Christoph Matthias Katharina Bahr‐Hamm |
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| description | Abstract Objectives Vertigo describes symptoms of abnormal movement of the environment or the patient's own body. As such, it affects patients' quality of life, prevents them from following their daily activities, and increases healthcare utilization. The Global Burden of Disease Project aims to quantify morbidity and mortality worldwide. In 2013, a separate disability weight for vertigo was introduced. The aim of this study is to estimate the symptom burden of disease caused by vertigo. Methods This study analyzes data from the Gutenberg Health Study (GHS). The GHS is a population‐based cohort study representative of the city of Mainz and its district. Participants were asked whether they suffered from vertigo and, if so, how bothered they felt by it, rating their distress on a six‐level scale from 1 = little stressful to 6 = extremely stressful. Results Eight thousand five hundred and nineteen participants could be included in the study. The overall prevalence of vertigo was 21.6% (95%‐confidence interval [CI] [20.7%; 22.5%]). Vertigo prevalence peaked in the age group of 55–64 years. Vertigo annoyance averaged 2.42 (±1.28). When an annoyance of 3–6 was considered bothersome, the prevalence of bothersome vertigo was 8.1 % (95%‐CI [7.5%; 8.7%]). Age‐standardized to the European Standard Population 2013, vertigo caused a burden of 2102 years lived with disability per 100,000 population. Conclusion In this study, it was found that one in five people suffer at least occasionally from vertigo. This result suggests a significant burden of disease. This burden is reported at the symptom level. Future studies are needed to attribute the burden to specific causes. Level of Evidence 2. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-51d2aabced40440490a76d985c2c62b42023-12-20T09:48:34ZengWileyLaryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology2378-80382023-12-01861624163010.1002/lio2.1169Vertigo and its burden of disease—Results from a population‐based cohort studyBerit Hackenberg0Karoline O'Brien1Julia Döge2Karl J. Lackner3Manfred E. Beutel4Thomas Münzel5Philipp S. Wild6Norbert Pfeiffer7Julian Chalabi8Christoph Matthias9Katharina Bahr‐Hamm10Department of Otorhinolaryngology University Medical Center Mainz Mainz GermanyDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology University Medical Center Mainz Mainz GermanyDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology University Medical Center Mainz Mainz GermanyInstitute for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine University Medical Center Mainz Mainz GermanyDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy University Medical Center Mainz Mainz GermanyDepartment of Cardiology—Cardiology I University Medical Center Mainz Mainz GermanyPreventive Cardiology and Preventive Medicine—Department of Cardiology University Medical Center Mainz Mainz GermanyDepartment of Ophthalmology University Medical Center Mainz Mainz GermanyPreventive Cardiology and Preventive Medicine—Department of Cardiology University Medical Center Mainz Mainz GermanyDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology University Medical Center Mainz Mainz GermanyDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology University Medical Center Mainz Mainz GermanyAbstract Objectives Vertigo describes symptoms of abnormal movement of the environment or the patient's own body. As such, it affects patients' quality of life, prevents them from following their daily activities, and increases healthcare utilization. The Global Burden of Disease Project aims to quantify morbidity and mortality worldwide. In 2013, a separate disability weight for vertigo was introduced. The aim of this study is to estimate the symptom burden of disease caused by vertigo. Methods This study analyzes data from the Gutenberg Health Study (GHS). The GHS is a population‐based cohort study representative of the city of Mainz and its district. Participants were asked whether they suffered from vertigo and, if so, how bothered they felt by it, rating their distress on a six‐level scale from 1 = little stressful to 6 = extremely stressful. Results Eight thousand five hundred and nineteen participants could be included in the study. The overall prevalence of vertigo was 21.6% (95%‐confidence interval [CI] [20.7%; 22.5%]). Vertigo prevalence peaked in the age group of 55–64 years. Vertigo annoyance averaged 2.42 (±1.28). When an annoyance of 3–6 was considered bothersome, the prevalence of bothersome vertigo was 8.1 % (95%‐CI [7.5%; 8.7%]). Age‐standardized to the European Standard Population 2013, vertigo caused a burden of 2102 years lived with disability per 100,000 population. Conclusion In this study, it was found that one in five people suffer at least occasionally from vertigo. This result suggests a significant burden of disease. This burden is reported at the symptom level. Future studies are needed to attribute the burden to specific causes. Level of Evidence 2.https://doi.org/10.1002/lio2.1169cohort studyglobal burden of diseaseotology/neurotologyvertigo |
| spellingShingle | Berit Hackenberg Karoline O'Brien Julia Döge Karl J. Lackner Manfred E. Beutel Thomas Münzel Philipp S. Wild Norbert Pfeiffer Julian Chalabi Christoph Matthias Katharina Bahr‐Hamm Vertigo and its burden of disease—Results from a population‐based cohort study Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology cohort study global burden of disease otology/neurotology vertigo |
| title | Vertigo and its burden of disease—Results from a population‐based cohort study |
| title_full | Vertigo and its burden of disease—Results from a population‐based cohort study |
| title_fullStr | Vertigo and its burden of disease—Results from a population‐based cohort study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vertigo and its burden of disease—Results from a population‐based cohort study |
| title_short | Vertigo and its burden of disease—Results from a population‐based cohort study |
| title_sort | vertigo and its burden of disease results from a population based cohort study |
| topic | cohort study global burden of disease otology/neurotology vertigo |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/lio2.1169 |
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