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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Audiol. 2011 Feb 10;50(5):313–320. doi: 10.3109/14992027.2010.551220

Table 1.

Prevalence of Tinnitus by Sex and Age Group, Along with 95% Confidence Interval (CI)

Age Group (yr) Number at Risk Prevalence (%)1
(95% CI)
Men
 21-34
 35-44
 45-54
 55-64
 65-84		 1483
73
414
566
324
106		 11.9 (10.3, 13.6)
9.6 (4.1, 17.6)
10.6 (7.7, 13.6)
11.1 (8.5, 13.7)
13.9 (10.1, 17.7)
17.0 (9.8, 24.1)
Women
 21-34
 35-44
 45-54
 55-64
 65-84		 1784
106
516
659
384
119		 9.4 (8.1, 10.8)
10.4 (4.6, 16.2)
7.2 (4.9, 9.4)
7.4 (5.4, 9.4)
14.6 (11.1, 18.1)
12.6 (6.7, 18.6)
Both sexes
 21-34
 35-44
 45-54
 55-64
 65-84		 3267
179
930
1225
708
225		 10.6 (9.5, 11.6)
10.1 (5.7, 14.5)
8.7 (6.9, 10.5)
9.1 (7.5, 10.8)
14.3 (11.7, 16.9)
14.7 (10.1, 19.3)
1

Linear trends in prevalence by age group were statistically significant for men, women, and both sexes (Mantel-Haenszel Chi-Square test, p < .05).