Increased risk of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in patients with anxiety disorders: a nationwide population-based retrospective cohort study

Table 2 Incidence of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in patients with and without anxiety disorders

	Patients with anxiety disorders		Patients without anxiety disorders		Risk ratio (95 % CI)	P value
	No. of BPPV	Per 1000 person-years	No. of BPPV	Per 1000 person-years	Risk ratio (95 % CI)	P value
Total	178	2.05	71	0.81	2.52 (1.90–3.37)	<.001
Age
≥ 60	45	2.82	16	0.99	2.85 (1.58–5.39)	<.001
< 60	133	1.87	55	0.77	2.43 (1.76–3.39)	<.001
Sex
Male	52	1.43	25	0.68	2.09 (1.27–3.51)	.002
Female	126	2.49	46	0.90	2.76 (1.95–3.96)	<.001

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