Abstract:Objective To detect the relationship between serum vitamin D binding protein (DBP) level and disease recurrence in patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), and to explore the value of DBP in predicting the recurrence of BPPV.Methods A total of 318 patients with BPPV admitted to the Department of Neurology of our hospital from February 2016 to February 2018 were selected as the research subjects (observation group). All patients were treated with manual reduction, reevaluated one week later to confirm the curative effect of the treatment, and followed up for one year. Patients were divided into BPPV recurrence group (62 cases) and BPPV non-recurrence group (256 cases). Another 300 healthy people undergoing physical examination in our hospital at the same period were selected as the control group. The vertigo degree was assessed by Chinese version of Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) and Berg Balance Scale (BBS). The level of DBP was detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] level was detected by automatic electrochemiluminescence immunoassay. Pearson correlation coefficient was used to measure the relationship between DBP and 25(OH)D. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to analyze the diagnostic efficacy of serum DBP level for the recurrence of BPPV.Results Compared with the control group, the DHI scores (including scores of functional, physical, and emotional impacts as well as the total score), the proportion of BBS score > 45, and serum levels of DBP and 25(OH)D in the observation group were significantly lower (P < 0.05). Compared with the non-recurrence group, the serum DBP and 25(OH)D in the recurrence group were significantly lower (P < 0.05). Pearson correlation analysis showed that DBP level positively correlated with 25(OH)D level (r = 0.549, P < 0.05). Univariate Logistic regression analysis showed that DHI scores (including scores of functional, physical, and emotional impacts as well as the total score), BBS score <45, DBP and 25(OH)D were the influencing factors for BPPV recurrence (P < 0.05). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that the levels of DBP [R = 2.035 (95% CI: 1.608, 2.575)] and 25(OH)D [R = 1.679 (95% CI: 1.271, 2.218)] were risk factors for BPPV recurrence (P <0.05). ROC curve showed that when the cutoff value was set at 665.320 μg/ml, the area under the ROC curve of serum DBP for predicting BPPV recurrence was 0.905, with a sensitivity of 95.2% and a specificity of 74.1%.Conclusions The serum levels of DBP and 25(OH)D are decreased in patients with BPPV, and they are positively correlated. Both of DBP and 25(OH)D are independent risk factors for recurrence of BPPV, while DBP is to some extent of value for predicting the recurrence of BPPV.