J Am Acad Audiol 2021; 32(03): C1-C2
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1735449
JAAA CEU Program

JAAA CEU Program

The questions below refer to Ray et al, “Association Between Cardiometabolic Factors and Dizziness in African Americans: The Jackson Heart Study,” pages 186–194.

Learner Outcomes

Reader of this article should be able to:

  • Identify risk factors for balance problems in the Jackson Heart Study population.

  • Consider options for categorizing variants of dizziness.


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CEU Questions

  1. According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), what percentage of adults over 40 years of age have balance dysfunction of vestibular origin?

    • 5 percent to 10 percent

    • 15 percent to 20 percent

    • More than 35 percent

  2. Who has greater prevalence of vestibular dysfunction?

    • Males

    • Females

    • Both equal

  3. African Americans have a/an ___________risk of falls compared to non-Hispanic Caucasians

    • Increased

    • Decreased

    • Equal

  4. What was the sample size of the Jackson Heart Study cohort with balance data?

    • 1,314

    • 5,306

    • 1,413

  5. What approximate percentage of the sample reported dizziness complaints?

    • 54 percent

    • 14 percent

    • 24 percent

  6. Which of the following variables was not significantly related to complaint of dizziness in table 1?

    • Age

    • Smoking

    • Hypertension

  7. Which of the following variables was significantly related to dizziness in all statistical models in Table 2?

    • Hypertension

    • Diabetes

    • Physical activity

  8. Which was the most common balance complaint (all the time) in Table 3?

    • Black out

    • Lightheaded

    • Spinning

  9. Which variant of dizziness was not related to cardiometabolic variables in adjusted models in Tables 4-6?

    • Vestibular

    • Orthostatic

    • Migraine

  10. Which variant of dizziness had the highest prevalence among the Jackson Heart Study participants? (tip: look at sample sizes)

    • Vestibular

    • Orthostatic

    • Migraine


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Publikationsverlauf

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
13. August 2021

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