Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of the study sample (N = 48)
| Pair | Group | Age | Sex | Self-reported ethnicity | Reoccurring ear infection | Ever smoked tobacco? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tinnitus | 20 | Male | European | No | No |
| No tinnitus | 20 | Male | European | No | No | |
| 2 | Tinnitus | 19 | Male | European | No | No |
| No tinnitus | 19 | Male | European | Yes | No | |
| 3 | Tinnitus | 21 | Male | European | No | No |
| No tinnitus | 21 | Male | European | No | No | |
| 4 | Tinnitus | 21 | Male | European | No | No |
| No tinnitus | 21 | Male | European | No | No | |
| 5 | Tinnitus | 35 | Male | European | No | Yes |
| No tinnitus | 35 | Male | European | No | No | |
| 6 | Tinnitus | 20 | Male | European | No | No |
| No tinnitus | 20 | Male | European | No | No | |
| 7 | Tinnitus | 24 | Male | European | Yes | No |
| No tinnitus | 25 | Male | European | No | No | |
| 8 | Tinnitus | 22 | Male | European | No | No |
| No tinnitus | 23 | Male | European | No | No | |
| 9 | Tinnitus | 20 | Male | European | No | No |
| No tinnitus | 21 | Male | European | No | No | |
| 10 | Tinnitus | 21 | Male | European | Yes | No |
| No tinnitus | 21 | Male | European | No | No | |
| 11 | Tinnitus | 18 | Female | European | Yes | No |
| No tinnitus | 18 | Female | European | No | No | |
| 12 | Tinnitus | 18 | Female | European | Yes | No |
| No tinnitus | 19 | Female | European | No | No | |
| 13 | Tinnitus | 19 | Female | European | Yes | No |
| No tinnitus | 19 | Female | European | No | No | |
| 14 | Tinnitus | 20 | Female | European | Yes | No |
| No tinnitus | 20 | Female | European | No | No | |
| 15 | Tinnitus | 20 | Female | European | Yes | No |
| No tinnitus | 20 | Female | European | Yes | No | |
| 16 | Tinnitus | 20 | Female | European | Yes | No |
| No tinnitus | 20 | Female | European | No | No | |
| 17 | Tinnitus | 21 | Female | European | No | No |
| No tinnitus | 21 | Female | European | No | No | |
| 18 | Tinnitus | 21 | Female | European | Yes | No |
| No tinnitus | 21 | Female | European | Yes | No | |
| 19 | Tinnitus | 22 | Female | European | No | No |
| No tinnitus | 21 | Female | European | Yes | No | |
| 20 | Tinnitus | 22 | Female | European | Yes | No |
| No tinnitus | 22 | Female | European | Yes | No | |
| 21 | Tinnitus | 23 | Female | European | No | No |
| No tinnitus | 23 | Female | European | No | No | |
| 22 | Tinnitus | 24 | Female | European | Yes | No |
| No tinnitus | 24 | Female | European | No | No | |
| 23 | Tinnitus | 27 | Female | European | No | No |
| No tinnitus | 27 | Female | European | No | No | |
| 24 | Tinnitus | 27 | Female | European | Yes | No |
| No tinnitus | 28 | Female | European | No | No |