Table 4.

Patient variables and associated response to treatment.

	Overall (N = 40)		Improvement (N = 18)		No Improvement (N = 22)
	N	%	N	%	N	%	P-value*
Time to post-ITS audiogram
≤5 weeks	27	68	9	33	18	67	0.03
>5 weeks	13	33	9	69	4	31
Age, years
Mean (SD)	54	(18)	50	(18)	58	(18)	0.17
Gender
Male	20	50	8	40	12	60	0.53
Female	20	50	10	50	10	50
Ear
Left	26	65	10	38	16	62	0.26
Right	14	35	8	57	6	43
Days from onset to ITS
≤21	24	60	12	50	12	50	0.02
>21	16	40	6	38	10	63
Prior oral steroids
Yes	25	63	9	50	9	50	0.14
No	15	38	9	36	16	64
Vertigo
Yes	17	43	11	65	6	35	0.03
No	23	58	7	30	16	70
Tinnitus
Yes	27	68	14	52	13	48	0.21
No	13	33	4	31	9	69

*P-values were computed using t-test for continuous characteristics and chi-square tests for categorical. ITS: intratympanic steroids; N: frequency; SD: standard deviation.