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. 2020 Oct 27;12(11):3291. doi: 10.3390/nu12113291

Table 2.

The univariate logistic regression between personal factors and tinnitus among adolescents (n = 1003).

Constant Tinnitus
Odds Ratio 95% Confidence Interval p-Value
Potential confounders
Gender (Male = 1; Female = 2) 0.660 (0.453–0.960) 0.030
Exposure to noise at home (1 = Little; 2 = Moderate; 3 = Much) 0.860 (0.629–1.177) 0.346
Exposure to noise at school (1 = Little; 2 = Moderate; 3 = Much) 0.892 (0.708–1.123) 0.331
Night sleep duration (per hour) (1 = ≤6 h; 2 = 6–8 h; 3 = ≥8 h) 0.874 (0.636–1.200) 0.405
Using earphones (per hour) (1 = ≤1 h; 2 = 1–3 h; 3 = ≥3 h) 1.182 (0.904–1.545) 0.222
Going out to noisy places (1 = 3 times a month or less; 2 = once a week or more) 1.489 (0.963–2.301) 0.073
Smoking status (0 = No; 1 = Yes) 1.044 (0.658–1.657) 0.854
Drugs use (0 = No; 1 = Yes) 2.461 (0.964–6.402) 0.065
Sedatives use (0 = No; 1 = Yes) 0.768 (0.343–1.720) 0.520
Head injury (0 = No; 1 = Yes) 1.141 (0.789.–1.651) 0.484
Ear infections (0 = No; 1 = Yes) 0.626 (0.406–0.964) 0.034
Anxiety or depression (0 = No; 1 = Yes) 1.077 (0.682–1.702) 0.750
Hypertension (0 = No; 1 = Yes) 1.234 (0.566–2.689) 0.596
Thyroid gland disorder (0 = No; 1 = Yes) 1.051 (0.779–1.418) 0.747
Sinus infection (0 = No; 1 = Yes) 0.846 (0.537–1.331) 0.469
Anemia (0 = No; 1 = Yes) 0.776 (0.177–3.400) 0.737