Table 2.

Proportions of males in each of the eight samples, average ages of each sample, tinnitus incidences, and overall quality of life ratings. Samples are displayed in terms of High versus Low ssq6 ratings, and “no” versus “yes” in answer to the hearing difficulty question. The first value in each pair is for younger (50-64 years) samples, the second for older (65-80 years) samples.

		High	Low
Per cent male	no	49, 37	44, 28
	yes	53, 46	52, 57
Age in years	no	57, 71	57, 71
	yes	58, 72	58, 72
Tinnitus	no	1.3, 1.4	1.6, 1.9
	yes	2.1, 1.9	2.3, 2.1
QoL	no	8.3, 8.3	6.5, 6.8
	yes	8.3, 8.4	6.6, 6.5