Table 1. Sociodemographic data, sleep quality, EMF-complaint score, and tinnitus duration and severity of electromagnetic hypersensitive patients and controls.
Group | EHS (N = 69) | Controls (N = 80) | Differences | ||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | P-Value | |
Age [years] | 50.4 | ±10.6 | 49.9 | ±10.6 | 0.81 |
Proportion females | 56.5% | 66.3% | |||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
Body mass index | 25.0 | ±4.2 | 25.2 | ±4.0 | 0.75 |
Subjective sleep quality (PSQI) | 9.1 | ±3.1 | 6.4 | ±2.1 | <0.0001 |
EMF complaint score | 46.3 | ±21.4 | 13.7 | ±12.4 | <0.001 |
Subjects with tinnitus | 35 | 14 | <0.0001 | ||
Tinnitus Duration [months] * | 121.94 | ±124.43 | 107.36 | ±82.486 | 0.69 |
THI * | 35.059 | ±23.87 | 22.923 | ±18.773 | 0.11 |
: mean and standard deviation refer only to subjects with tinnitus