Table 5.

Summary of multiple linear regression analysis for Tinnitus Handicap Inventory in both gender groups

Variable	B	SE	β	t	p value
Male
VAS scores of effect of tinnitus on life	5.598	0.596	0.598	9.388	<0.001**
BEPSI-K	1.435	0.412	0.228	3.485	0.001**
BDI	0.486	0.180	0.187	2.703	0.008*
Female
VAS scores of tinnitus annoyance	4.906	0.701	0.540	7.002	0.000**
BDI	0.660	0.200	0.255	3.307	0.001*

B, unstandardized beta coefficients; SE, standard error; β, standardized beta coefficients; t, t-score; p, significance value; VAS, visual analog scale; BEPSI-K, Korean version of Brief Encounter Psychosocial Instrument; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory.

^*p<0.05,

^**p<0.01 for multiple regression analysis.