Table 1.

Characteristics of tinnitus patients and healthy controls

	Tinnitus patients (n=40)	Healthy controls (n=41)	p-value
Age (years)	53.6±12.5	49.5±10.5	0.110
Male/female	19/21	16/25	0.441
Education levels (years)	12.5±2.4	12.7±2.9	0.670
Tinnitus duration (months)	41.9±34.5	–	–
THQ score	52.1±15.9	–	–
SDS score	41.8±5.6	40.0±4.6	0.123
SAS score	39.6±6.5	37.0±5.6	0.066
Gray matter	578.8±25.6	577.5±22.7	0.815
White matter	534.6±21.8	526.7±25.6	0.139
Brain parenchyma	1,113.4±32.1	1,104.2±35.4	0.225
Hearing thresholds (left)	15.8±3.5	16.7±2.5	0.093
Hearing thresholds (right)	166±3.4	17.0±2.2	0.592
Hearing thresholds (average)	16.1±3.0	16.8±1.5	0.158
FD value (mm)	0.21±0.06	0.21±0.07	0.952

Note: Data are represented as mean±SD.

Abbreviations: THQ, Tinnitus Handicap Questionnaire; SDS, Self-Rating Depression Scale; SAS, Self-Rating Anxiety Scale; FD, framewise displacement.