Table 2. Replies to questionnaire.
GPA + TB | GPA − TB | GPB − TB | ||
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n = 46 | n = 47 | n = 74 | ||
Q1 | Hard to hear or understand? (%yes) | 30.4 | 31.9 | 27.0 |
Q3 | Do sounds bother you? (% yes) | 69.6* | 53.2 | 47.3 |
Q4 | Listen to music with ear phones? (%yes) | 95.5 | 89.4 | 91.9 |
Low Volume | 4.5† | 9.5 | 8.8 | |
Medium volume | 79.5 | 50.0 | 67.6 | |
High Volume | 15.9 | 40.5 | 23.5 | |
One-two days/week | 40.9◊ | 23.8 | 32.4 | |
Three-four days/week | 38.6 | 45.8 | 54.1 | |
Five-seven days/week | 20.5 | 31.0 | 60.6 | |
Q5 | Attend parties/shows with loud sound? (% yes) | 89.1 | 80.9 | 78.4 |
Tinnitus after? | 73.2* | 63.2 | 32.8 | |
Q6 | Exposed to loud sound in last 14 hours? (% yes) | 21.7* | 10.6 | 8.1 |
Q7 | Use a mobile phone? (%yes) | 95.7 | 95.7 | 95.9 |
Entries are percent of subjects reporting. Questions (Q) are given in full text in Table 1s.
*GPA + TB vs GPA − TB + GPB − TB p = 0.0180 or better. See text for details.
†Interaction Low/High Volume × GPA + TB vs GPA − TB + GPB − TB p = 0.0044.
◊Interaction 1–2/5–7 days × GPA + TB vs GPA − TB + GPB − TB p = 0.0017.