OBJECTIVES: Dizziness is a common symptom in adults in primary care. We explored in a sample of @entity1 recruited from general practice the existence of patterns of presentations, their characteristics, and clinical and health service predictors. METHOD: We assessed in a cross-sectional random sample of @entity1 registered at London general practices in the United Kingdom the following: subtypes of @entity1296 , effect on personal activity and physical function, relevant medical and drug history, level of @entity148 or @entity308 , treatments received, and information on whether help was sought from their general practitioners. RESULTS: Of 1820 subjects, 442 (24.3%) reported symptoms of @entity1296 . We identified three clinical presentations. Group 1 was a "nonspecific" presentation experienced by 113 (25.5%) @entity1 and characterized by true vertigo, @entity1163 , disequilibrium, and other types of @entity1296 with severe impact on all aspects of function. The other two groups were characterized by true vertigo and @entity1163 . In Group 2 [193 (43.7%)], these symptoms had some impact on personal and daily function, whereas in Group 3 [136 (30.7%)], there was no impact. Eighty-four percent of the @entity1 in Group 1 consulted their family practitioner on account of their symptoms, 61% did so in Group 2, and only 38% in Group 3. On multinomial logistic regression analysis, current @entity308 , unemployment, and use of prescribed medication were predictors of the Group 1 compared with Group 2, whereas increasing @entity148 and @entity308 scores on the Hospital Anxiety and @entity308 Scale were predictors of the Group 2 compared with the Group 3. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first step in classifying @entity1296 from a symptomatic and functional point of view. Further research is required on the natural progression of these presentations and their relationship to each other.

Patterns of presentations of XXXX in primary care--a cross-sectional cluster analysis study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['people'] @entity308 :: ('MESH:D003866', 'Disease') :: ['Depression', 'depression'] @entity1163 :: ('MESH:D013575', 'Disease') :: ['presyncope'] @entity148 :: ('MESH:D001008', 'Disease') :: ['anxiety'] @entity1296 :: ('MESH:D004244', 'Disease') :: ['dizziness']
@entity1296 :: (MESH:D004244,Disease) :: ['dizziness']
