“…Among the individuals who reported dizziness, 63% were females, representing 131,686 individuals in the state of Minas Gerais and this distribution is in agreement with the literature. 25 , 26 The prevalence of dizziness in females has been reported in several other studies, 8 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 which can be explained by the hormonal variations responsible for ovarian cycles and menopause, 32 , 33 higher prevalence of migraine, 12 , 29 the fact that women more often seek medical care 23 , 28 and a higher prevalence of women in the elderly population worldwide. However, as in this study, some researchers also found no statistical association between dizziness and gender, 15 , 27 as shown in the English study of 2925 individuals older than 65 years.…”