Table 1

Characteristics of patients in the CRM and sham groups at baseline: Mean age of patients was 54.9 (17.5) years in the CRM group and 54.1 (15.3) years in the sham group; mean years since onset was 6.2 (5.9) in the CRM group and 6.0 (7.1) in the sham group.

CHARACTERISTICCRM GROUP (N=38)* % (n/N)SHAM GROUP (N=41)* % (n/N)
Female81.6 (31/38)61.0 (25/41)
First episode52.6 (20/38)40.0 (16/40)
Dizziness interferes with life a great deal29.7 (11/37)35.0 (14/40)
Fair or poor self- reported health28.9 (11/38)10.0 (4/40)
  • CRM—canalith repositioning maneuver.

  • ↵* Divisors vary because of missing information.