Table 2.
Frequency and row percentage along with Chi-square analysis of seven major health conditions among participants with no tinnitus, subacute tinnitus, acute tinnitus, and chronic tinnitus.
| No Tinnitus | Subacute Tinnitus | Acute Tinnitus | Chronic Tinnitus | Chi-Square | p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count (Row %) | Count (Row %) |
Count (Row %) |
Count Row % |
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| Head injury | No | 662 (32.5) | 1030 (50.6) | 136 (6.7) | 209 (10.3) | 8.01 | 0.005 |
| Yes | 50 (22.6) | 116 (52.5) | 24 (10.9) | 31 (14.0) | |||
| Hypertension | No | 703 (31.6) | 1134 (51.0) | 157 (7.1) | 230 (10.3) | 7.73 | 0.005 |
| Yes | 9 (26.5) | 12 (35.3) | 3 (8.8) | 10 (29.4) | |||
| Hearing loss | No | 710 (31.6) | 1141 (50.8) | 158 (7) | 236 (10.5) | 7.25 | 0.007 |
| Yes | 2 (15.4) | 5 (38.5) | 2 (15.4) | 4 (30.8) | |||
| Heart disease | No | 700 (31.5) | 1131 (51.0) | 158 (7.1) | 230 (10.4) | 4.89 | 0.027 |
| Yes | 12 (30.8) | 15 (38.5) | 2 (5.1) | 10 (25.6) | |||
| Malaria | No | 708 (31.6) | 1143 (51.0) | 157 (7.0) | 235 (10.5) | 4.43 | 0.035 |
| Yes | 4 (26.7) | 3 (20.0) | 3 (20.0) | 5 (33.3) | |||
| Scarlet fever | No | 709 (31.6) | 1141 (50.8) | 159 (7.1) | 235 (10.5) | 5.95 | 0.01 |
| Yes | 3 (21.4) | 5 (35.7) | 1 (7.1) | 5 (35.7) | |||
| Any health condition | No | 597 (32.8) | 936 (51.4) | 113 (6.2) | 175 (9.6) | 7.37 | 0.007 |
| Yes | 115 (26.3) | 210 (48.1) | 47 (10.8) | 65 (14.9) | |||
Chi-square was performed on a 2 × 2 contingency table between chronic tinnitus (two categories: chronic tinnitus versus other categories) and health condition (two categories: yes to health condition versus no to health condition).