TABLE 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical data.
| Men (n = 65) |
Women (n = 42) |
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| Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | t-value | p-value | |
| Age | 50.2 | (13.2) | 47.3 | 14.9 | 1.05 | 0.29 |
| Tinnitus loudness (0–100) | 50.6 | (23.1) | 54.8 | (27.2) | 0.76 | 0.45 |
| Awareness of tinnitus a | 81.2 | (28.1) | 77.5 | (28.0) | 0.59 | 0.56 |
| Annoyed by tinnitus a | 51.0 | (34.4) | 47.8 | (30.1) | 0.44 | .66 |
| n | % | n | % | χ2 | p-value | |
| Tinnitus: family history | 15 | 24.6% | 16 | 38.1% | 2.42 | 0.12 |
| Missing | 4 | 6.2% | 1 | 2.4% | ||
| Duration tinnitus | ||||||
| <3 months | 13 | 20.0% | 4 | 9.5% | 2.63 | 0.27 |
| 3–6 months | 5 | 7.7% | 2 | 4.8% | ||
| >6 months | 46 | 70.8% | 35 | 83.3% | ||
| Missing | 1 | 1.5% | 1 | 2.4% | ||
| Tinnitus perception at onset | ||||||
| Gradual | 48 | 73.8% | 23 | 54.8% | 4.15 | 0.04 |
| Abrupt | 8 | 12.3% | 11 | 26.2% | ||
| Missing | 9 | 13.8% | 1 | 2.4% | ||
| Pulsating tinnitus | 10 | 15.4% | 8 | 19.0% | 0.27 | 0.61 |
| Missing | 1 | 1.5% | 1 | 2.4% | ||
| Tinnitus location | ||||||
| right ear | 9 | 13.8% | 6 | 14.3% | 1.31 | 0.73 |
| Left ear | 16 | 24.6% | 7 | 16.7% | ||
| Both ears | 35 | 53.8% | 27 | 64.3% | ||
| Inside the head | 4 | 6.2% | 2 | 4.8% | ||
| Missing | 1 | 1.5% | – | – | ||
| Tinnitus loudness varies from day to day | 42 | 64.6% | 29 | 69.0% | 0.30 | 0.59 |
| Missing | 1 | 1.5% | 1 | 2.4% | ||
| Tinnitus manifestation | 0.01 | 0.92 | ||||
| Intermittent | 14 | 21.5% | 9 | 21.4% | ||
| Constant | 49 | 75.4% | 30 | 71.4% | ||
| Missing | 2 | 3.1% | 3 | 7.1% | ||
| Tinnitus sound | 8.49 | 0.037 | ||||
| Tone | 36 | 55.4% | 13 | 31.0% | ||
| Noise | 12 | 18.5% | 12 | 28.6% | ||
| Crickets | 7 | 10.8% | 3 | 7.1% | ||
| Other | 7 | 10.8% | 11 | 26.2% | ||
| Missing | 3 | 4.6% | 3 | 7.1% | ||
| Objective hearing problem b | 42 | 68.9% | 26 | 66.7% | 0.05 | 0.82 |
| Missing | 4 | 6.2% | 3 | 7.1% | ||
| Subjective hearing problem | 24 | 36.9% | 15 | 35.7% | 0.01 | 0.97 |
| Missing | 2 | 3.1% | 3 | 7.1% | ||
| Hyperacusis | 15 | 23.1% | 19 | 45.2% | 10.45 | 0.005 |
| Missing | 4 | 6.2% | 2 | 4.8% | ||
| Headache | 17 | 26.2% | 23 | 54.8% | 9.24 | 0.002 |
| Missing | 1 | 1.5% | 1 | 2.4% | ||
| Vertigo/dizziness | 10 | 15.4% | 15 | 35.7% | 5.84 | 0.016 |
| Missing | 2 | 3.1% | 1 | 2.4% | ||
| Temporomandibular disorder | 18 | 27.7% | 16 | 38.1% | 1.94 | 0.16 |
| Missing | 2 | 3.1% | 4 | 9.5% | ||
| Neck pain | 33 | 50.8% | 27 | 64.3% | 3.40 | 0.07 |
| Missing | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 7.1% | ||
| Other pain | 13 | 20.0% | 14 | 33.3% | 2.68 | 0.10 |
| Missing | 5 | 7.7% | 4 | 9.5% | ||
a Percentage of awake time; b pure tone audiometry (250–8.000 Hz). Statistically significant clinical data (P-values < 0.05) are reported in bold.