Table 3. Use of HRT and the risk of tinnitus.
HRT (With vs. without) | With | Without | Ratio | Adjusted HR | 95% CI | 95% CI | P | ||||
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Kinds of HRT | Event | PYs | Rate (per 105 PYs) | Event | PYs | Rate (per 105 PYs) | |||||
Total | 60 | 84, 573.38 | 70.94 | 246 | 260, 443.28 | 94.45 | 0.751 | 0.505 | 0.342 | 0.756 | 0.001 |
Estrogen only | 38 | 48, 965.12 | 77.61 | 246 | 260, 443.28 | 94.45 | 0.822 | 0.538 | 0.385 | 0.902 | 0.003 |
Estrogen and progestogen | 22 | 35, 608.26 | 61.78 | 246 | 260, 443.28 | 94.45 | 0.654 | 0.468 | 0.272 | 0.693 | <0.001 |
Abbreviations: PYs = Person-years; Adjusted HR = Adjusted Hazard ratio: Adjusted for the variables listed in Table 2.; CI = confidence interval.