Table 3 Outcomes of association between Dizziness or imbalance and its nature and demographics

Spinning/sensation of movement

Light-headedness

Unsteadiness on feet

Yes

N (%)

OR

(95%CI)

Adjusted OR (95%CI)

Yes

N (%)

OR

(95%CI)

Adjusted OR (95%CI)

Yes

N (%)

OR

(95%CI)

Adjusted

OR (95%CI)

Yes

N (%)

OR

(95%CI)

Adjusted OR (95%CI)

Total

(Missing n = 5)

1216 (23.8)

449 (36.9)

782 (64.3)

432 (35.5)

Age years^#

(Missing n = 0)

58.4 (5.9)

1.01

(1.00-1.03)

1.02

(1.00-1.03)

58.0 (5.9)

0.98

(0.96-1.00)

0.99

(0.97–1.01)

58.0 (6.0)

0.98

(0.96-1.00)

0.98

(0.96-1.00)

59.1 (5.9)

1.04

(1.02–1.06)

1.04

(1.02–1.06)

Sex

Male (ref)

392 (32.2)

—

—

110 (24.5)

—

—

246 (31.5)

—

—

147 (34.0)

—

—

Female

(Missing n = 0)

824 (67.8)

2.04

(1.78–2.33)

2.05

(1.79–2.34)

339 (75.5)

1.79

(1.38–2.32)

1.78

(1.37–2.31)

536 (68.5)

1.11

(0.86–1.42)

1.09

(0.85–1.40)

285 (66.0)

0.88

(0.69–1.13)

0.90

(0.70–1.16)

Average Income (AUD)

None of above

6

(0.5)

1.71

(0.65–4.50)

1.42

(0.53–3.76)

3 (0.7)

1.72

(0.34–8.70)

1.65

(0.32–8.47)

2

(0.3)

0.33

(0.06–1.84)

0.33

(0.06–1.82)

1

(0.2)

0.45

(0.05–3.93)

0.46

(0.5–4.02)

< 20,000 $

103 (8.5)

2.04

(1.55–2.70)

1.61

(1.21–2.15)

37 (8.2)

0.96

(0.59–1.56)

0.91

(0.55–1.50)

70

(9.0)

1.40

(0.86–2.29)

1.62

(0.98–2.69)

51 (11.8)

2.21

(1.37–3.56)

2.01

(1.23–3.29)

20,001–60,000 $

420 (34.5)

1.33

(1.11–1.59)

1.15

(0.95–1.39)

151 (33.6)

0.96

(0.69–1.35)

0.96

(0.68–1.36)

272 (34.8)

1.22

(0.87–1.69)

1.38

(0.98–1.95)

168 (38.9)

1.50

(1.07–2.11)

1.37

(0.96–1.95)

60,001-100,000 $

293 (24.1)

1.19

(0.98–1.45)

1.12

(0.92–1.36)

111 (24.7)

1.05

(0.73–1.50)

1.01

(0.71–1.45)

189 (24.2)

1.20

(0.84–1.72)

1.25

(0.87–1.79)

93 (21.5)

1.15

(0.72–1.52)

1.03

(0.71–1.49)

> 100,000 $ (ref)

231 (19.0)

—

—

85 (18.9)

—

—

139 (17.8)

—

—

71 (16.4)

—

—

Prefer not to say

(Missing n = 0)

162 (13.3)

1.32

(1.05–1.66)

1.12

(0.88–1.42)

61 (13.6)

1.04

(0.69–1.57)

0.99

(0.65–1.53)

109 (13.9)

1.36

(0.89–2.07)

1.54

(1.00-2.38)

48 (11.1)

0.95

(0.61–1.47)

0.87

(0.55–1.37)

Highest education

No school

1

(0.1)

NA

NA

0 (0.0)

NA

NA

1

(0.1)

NA

NA

0

(0.0)

NA

NA

Prim. School

16

(1.3)

0.95

(0.54–1.67)

0.94

(0.53–1.67)

3

(0.7)

0.42

(0.12–1.47)

0.44

(0.12–1.58)

6

(0.8)

0.32

(0.12–0.90)

0.35

(0.13–0.99)

8

(1.9)

1.85

(0.69-5.00)

1.60

(0.59–4.34)

Sec. School (ref)

610 (50.2)

—

—

218 (48.6)

—

—

397 (50.8)

—

—

214 (49.5)

—

—

Other educ.

372 (30.6)

0.98

(0.85–1.14)

0.98

(0.85–1.14)

141 (31.4)

1.10

(0.84–1.43)

1.05

(0.80–1.38)

242 (30.9)

1.00

(0.76–1.31)

0.97

(0.74–1.27)

132 (30.6)

1.02

(0.78–1.33)

1.07

(0.81–1.41)

University

(Missing n = 0)

216 (17.8)

0.87

(0.73–1.04)

0.87

(0.73–1.04)

86 (19.2)

1.19

(0.87–1.64)

1.14

(0.83–1.58)

135 (17.3)

0.89

(0.65–1.23)

0.86

(0.62–1.19)

78 (18.1)

1.05

(0.76–1.45)

1.10

(0.80–1.54)