Climatic Variations as Indicators of Vitamin D Levels and Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo.
benign positional paroxysmal vertigo
climate
climatic variations
dix hallpike
inner ear
seasonality
vestibular disorder
vitamin d
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2021
Oct 2021
Historique:
accepted:
15
10
2021
entrez:
22
11
2021
pubmed:
23
11
2021
medline:
23
11
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Objective To investigate the possible correlation between benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), seasonality, and climatic variations as indicators of vitamin D deficiency, since otoconia are calcium carbonate crystals. Methods This is a study of patients who received the diagnosis of BPPV from September 2015 to August 2019. Gender, age, and month of diagnosis were factors recorded and analyzed. The cut-off age of 50 years is used to include osteoporotic patients and postmenopausal women. Meteorological and climatic data of latitude, temperature, sunshine hours, humidity, precipitation, wind force, atmospheric pressure, and horizontal solar irradiance were collected. Results Four hundred and eighty-five patients were included in the study; 206 were male (42%) and 279 were female (58%). The mean age was 57.8±15.4 and 54.9±13.9, respectively; 192 patients were ≤50 years old (121 female and 71 male) and 293 patients were over 50 years old (135 male and 158 female). A statistical significance in seasonal variation during autumn months was demonstrated (p-value= 5.2 e-05, z-statistic: 9.8164). There was no statistical correlation between the median number of BPPV patients and the median sunshine hours per month, horizontal solar irradiance, or other climatic variables. Conclusions Our study demonstrates seasonality in BPPV patients in Greece but no correlation between BPPV and climatic variations as a proxy for Vitamin-D levels was documented.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34804669
doi: 10.7759/cureus.18811
pmc: PMC8591250
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
e18811Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021, Sideris et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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