作者: Ling-Ling He , Xin-Yi Li , Miao-Miao Hou , Xiao-Qiong Li
DOI: 10.1007/S00405-019-05345-4
关键词: Osteopenia 、 Medicine 、 Osteoporosis 、 Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo 、 Meta-analysis 、 Internal medicine 、 Odds ratio 、 Risk factor 、 Publication bias 、 Confidence interval
摘要: Background The association between bone mineral density (BMD) and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) has been investigated by multiple studies, but the conclusions are controversial. This meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate whether the bone mineral density is associated with BPPV. Methods The relevant studies were identified by searching PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, ScienceDirect, Web of Science database up to June 2018. Statas14. 0 software was used for meta-analysis. We used the pooled odds ratio (OR) …