Background: Vertigo, a common symptom found mostly in old age population. It is spinning sensation of the environment around you that may be barely noticeable or may be severe. Objective of this current study was to estimate the prevalence and risk factors related to vertigo among old age population.

Methodology: An analytical cross sectional study was carried out on 424 old age people of having age 65 and more than this,  that were selected with non-probability convenient sampling from  August to November 2022 from general population of  Wazirabad, Punjab, Pakistan. Selection of participants was done on the basis of inclusion and exclusion criteria. Statistical package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 24.0 was used to analyze the data at 95% confidence interval. Chi square test applied to find the association of vertigo with risk factors. Odd ratio showed how many times risk is more common in people having risk than people without risk factor.

Results: Out of 424 old age participants having age 65 years and more than it, vertigo symptoms were analysed. Out of total, 287(68%) were found having vertigo symptoms and 137(32%) were found without vertigo. Stress/anxiety, high blood pressure issue, low blood pressure issue, bone weakness/osteoporosis, history of head trauma, long time computer use, orthostatic hypotension, cerebrovascular disease, history of fall, vitamin d deficiency, cigarette smoker, obstructive sleep apnea, history of dengue, migraine, cervical spondylosis, low hemoglobin level were found statistical significant with p-value ≤0.05 between vertigo and without vertigo.

Conclusion: Prevalence of vertigo was observed in more than half of  sample size. Risk factors associated with vertigo with significant p-value ≤0.05 are stress/anxiety, high blood pressure, low blood pressure, bone weakness/ osteoporosis, history of head trauma, long time computer use, orthostatic hypotension, cerebrovascular disease/stroke, history of fall, vitamin D deficiency, cigarette smoker, obstructive sleep apnea, history of dengue, migraine, cervical spondylosis, low hemoglobin level.

Keywords: Vertigo symptom scale(VSS),Risk Factors, Geriatrics, Osteoporosis