Table 2.

Analysis of categorical variables (gender, age, race, and presence of arterial hypertension) according to the groups.

Variable	Category	Tinnitus		No Tinnitus		p-Valuea
		n	%	n	%
Gender	Male	62	43.1	65	46.4	0.57
	Female	82	56.9	75	53.6
Age (years)	≤40	18	12.5	14	10.0	0.82
	41–59	55	38.2	60	42.9
	60–69	40	27.8	36	25.7
	≥70	31	21.5	30	21.4
Race	White	93	71.5	98	70.0	0.94
	Brown	22	16.9	24	17.1
	Black	15	11.5	18	12.9
Arterial Hypertension	Yes	64	44.4	44	31.4	0.024
	No	80	55.6	96	68.6

Significant values in bold.

^aχ² or Fisher test.