Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo epidemiology and demographics

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Fahimeh Shojaei, M.D.

Overview

The incidence of BPPV is approximately 107 cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide. The prevalence of BPPV is approximately 65 per 100,000 individuals worldwide. Idiopathic BPPV commonly affects individuals older than 50 years of age. BPPV following head trauma can happen in younger ages. women are more commonly affected by BPPV than men. The women to men ratio is approximately 2 to 1.

Epidemiology and Demographics

Incidence

The incidence of BPPV is approximately 107 cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide.^[1]

Prevalence

The prevalence of BPPV is approximately 65 per 100,000 individuals worldwide.

Age

Idiopathic BPPV commonly affects individuals older than 50 years of age.^[2]
BPPV following head trauma can happen in younger ages.

Race

There is no racial predilection to BPPV.

Gender

women are more commonly affected by BPPV than men. The women to men ratio is approximately 2 to 1.^[3]

Region

There is no region predilection to BPPV.

References

↑ Froehling DA, Silverstein MD, Mohr DN, Beatty CW, Offord KP, Ballard DJ (June 1991). “Benign positional vertigo: incidence and prognosis in a population-based study in Olmsted County, Minnesota”. Mayo Clin. Proc. 66 (6): 596–601. PMID 2046397.
↑ Baloh RW, Honrubia V, Jacobson K (March 1987). “Benign positional vertigo: clinical and oculographic features in 240 cases”. Neurology. 37 (3): 371–8. PMID 3822129.
↑ von Brevern M, Radtke A, Lezius F, Feldmann M, Ziese T, Lempert T, Neuhauser H (July 2007). “Epidemiology of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: a population based study”. J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry. 78 (7): 710–5. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2006.100420. PMC 2117684. PMID 17135456.

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[pmid2046397-1] Froehling DA, Silverstein MD, Mohr DN, Beatty CW, Offord KP, Ballard DJ (June 1991). “Benign positional vertigo: incidence and prognosis in a population-based study in Olmsted County, Minnesota”. Mayo Clin. Proc. 66 (6): 596–601. PMID 2046397.

[pmid3822129-2] Baloh RW, Honrubia V, Jacobson K (March 1987). “Benign positional vertigo: clinical and oculographic features in 240 cases”. Neurology. 37 (3): 371–8. PMID 3822129.

[pmid17135456-3] von Brevern M, Radtke A, Lezius F, Feldmann M, Ziese T, Lempert T, Neuhauser H (July 2007). “Epidemiology of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: a population based study”. J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry. 78 (7): 710–5. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2006.100420. PMC 2117684. PMID 17135456.

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