The -1364A/C Aquaporin 5 Gene Promoter Polymorphism Is Not Associated with Menière’s Disease
Table 1
Demographics of patients with Meniere’s disease () and of controls ().
Patients
Controls
Age (years)
59.1 ± 14.3
56.7 ± 4.1
Sex, male/female (%)
62 (60.8)/40 (39.2)
110 (37.7)/182 (62.3)
Grade of disease according to AAO-HNS ()
MD ()
FMD ()
1
3
5
2
14
13
3
22
31
4
0
5
Endolymphatic hydrops
9
Comorbidities
MD
FMD
EH
value
Thyroid disorders
7
8
3
0.1
Allergies
16
9
3
0.048
Migraine
6
12
2
0.627
Metabolic disorders
13
2
1
0.022
Hypertension
16
9
3
0.048
Depression
11
5
0
0.024
Age is presented as: means ± SD (standard deviation); statistical significance () of frequency of comorbidities within the subgroups (MD, FMD, and EH) is indicated by the value.
