Table 1.
Patient characteristics by age subgroup
| <40 years | 40–60 years | >60 years | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 46 (9.8%) | 120 (25.5%) | 68 (14.5%) | |
| Female | 39 (8.3%) | 97 (20.6%) | 100 (21.3%) | 0.005* |
| Tinnitus duration (months) | ||||
| <12 | 53 (11.9%) | 102 (22.9%) | 67 (15%) | 0.02† |
| >12 | 31 (7%) | 92 (20.6%) | 101 (22.6%) | |
| Tinnitus location | ||||
| Unilateral | 46 (54.12%) | 110 (52.63%) | 83 (50.30%) | 0.801 |
| Right | 31 | 49 | 38 | |
| Left | 15 | 61 | 45 | |
| Bilateral | 33 (38.82%) | 85 (40.67%) | 61 (36.97%) | |
| Poorly localized | 6 (7.06%) | 14 (6.7%) | 21 (12.73%) | |
| Tinnitus type | ||||
| Tonal | 8 (5.8%) | 25 (18.4%) | 15 (11%) | 0.459 |
| Noise | 13 (9.6%) | 47 (34.6%) | 28 (20.6) | |
| Tinnitus onset | ||||
| Acute | 19 (67.86%) | 41 (63.08%) | 37 (61.67%) | 0.408 |
| Gradual | 9 (32.12%) | 24 (36.92%) | 23 (38.33%) | |
| Tinnitus awareness during the day (0–100%) | ||||
| Score >50 | 51 (11.6%) | 61 (13.9%) | 41 (9.3%) | 0.401 |
| Score <50 | 52 (11.8%) | 125 (28.5%) | 109 (24.8%) | |
| Pitch (VAS 0–100) | ||||
| <40 | 14 (5.3%) | 30 (11.4%) | 31 (11.8%) | 0.203 |
| >60 | 43 (16.3%) | 97 (36.9%) | 48 (18.3%) | |
| Loudness (VAS 0–100) | ||||
| >50 | 25 (6%) | 112 (26.7%) | 86 (20.5%) | 0.152 |
| <50 | 54 (12.9%) | 81 (19.3%) | 61 (14.6%) | |
| Annoyance (VAS 0–10) | ||||
| >5 | 37 (8.8%) | 125 (29.7%) | 89 (21.1%) | |
| <5 | 43 (10.2%) | 73 (17.3%) | 54 (12.8%) | 0.100 |
*= men affected more frequently than women, ANOVA †=above 12 months more common, ANOVA ANOVA: analysis of variance