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. 2016 Jun 6;6:27109. doi: 10.1038/srep27109

Table 2. Replies to questionnaire.

    GPA + TB GPA − TB GPB − TB
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.