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ArticleIranian journal of public health2021

Comparison of the Risk for Peripheral Vertigo between Physicians and the General Population.

Wei-Ta Huang, Hung-Jung Lin, I-Jung Feng, Chien-Chin Hsu, Jhi-Joung Wang, Chien-Cheng Huang, Shih-Bin Su

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Article in Iranian journal of public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Wei-Ta HuangDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Liouying, Tainan, Taiwan.
Hung-Jung LinDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
I-Jung FengDepartment of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
Chien-Chin HsuDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
Jhi-Joung WangDepartment of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
Chien-Cheng HuangDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
Shih-Bin SuDepartment of Occupational Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
Chi Mei Medical Center · TWSouthern Taiwan University of Science and Technology · TWNational Cheng Kung University · TWTaipei Medical University · TW

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Abstract

backgroundBecause of the limited information available regarding peripheral vertigo (PV) in physicians, we conducted this study to clarify this issue.

methodsWe used Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database to identify 26,309 physicians and an identical number of general population matched by age and sex. All the participants who had PV before 2007 and residents were excluded. By tracing their medical histories between 2007 and 2013, comparisons of PV risk between physicians and general population and among physicians were performed.

resultsPhysicians had a significantly lower PV risk than the general population (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 0.811; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.662-0.994). In comparison among physicians, otolaryngologists had a significantly higher PV risk than other specialties. Physicians who were older or served in local hospitals or clinics had a significantly higher PV risk than physicians in medical centers.

conclusionPhysicians had a significantly lower PV risk than the general population. Better medical knowledge in physicians than in the general population may explain the findings; however, further studies are warranted for elucidating the detailed mechanisms.

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Benign paroxysmal positional vertigoPeripheral vertigoPhysician

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