Table 3.

Patient characteristics (n = 1274)

Age (years), median (IQR)	52 (43; 61)
Tinnitus duration (years), median (IQR)	5.0 (1.6; 11.9)
Sex (N,%)
Men	839 (66%)
Women	435 (34%)
THI totalscore, median (IQR)	46 (30; 66)
Tinnitus severity, (N,%*)
Not a problem	16 (1%)
A small problem	139 (11%)
A moderate problem	459 (36%)
A big problem	418 (33%)
A very big problem	133 (10%)
WHO-QoL Bref: physical health, median (IQR)	14.9 (12.6; 16.6)
WHO-QoL Bref: psychological health, median (IQR)	14.4 (12.0; 16.0)
WHO-QoL Bref: social relationships, median (IQR)	14.7 (12.0; 16.0)
WHO-QoL Bref: environment median (IQR)	16.0 (14.5; 17.5)
BDI total score, median (IQR)	9 (5; 16)

IQR: interquartile range.

%^*: do not add up to 100% because of occasional missing values.