Table 3.
Cross-sectional correlates of tinnitus and bothersome tinnitus
| Tinnitus n=80 380 χ2(15)=7110.23, p<0.001 |
Bothersome tinnitus n=21 690 χ2(15)=912.89, p<0.001 |
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| Exp(B) | 95% CI for Exp(B) | P value | Exp(B) | 95% CI for Exp(B) | ||||
| Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | P value | ||||
| Age | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 0.000 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 0.176 |
| Sex (male) | 1.20 | 1.15 | 1.25 | 0.000 | 0.74 | 0.68 | 0.80 | 0.000 |
| Social economic status | 0.294 | 0.023 | ||||||
| First quartile 1 (reference) | – | – | ||||||
| Second quartile | 1.02 | 0.97 | 1.08 | 0.484 | 0.95 | 0.86 | 1.05 | 0.297 |
| Third quartile | 0.98 | 0.93 | 1.04 | 0.480 | 1.03 | 0.93 | 1.14 | 0.587 |
| Fourth quartile (most deprived) | 1.03 | 0.98 | 1.09 | 0.262 | 1.11 | 1.00 | 1.23 | 0.043 |
| SRT better ear | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.04 | 0.000 | 1.02 | 1.00 | 1.05 | 0.020 |
| Hearing difficulties (yes) | 3.75 | 3.60 | 3.90 | 0.000 | 2.07 | 1.92 | 2.23 | 0.000 |
| Work noise exposure (yes) | 1.40 | 1.34 | 1.47 | 0.000 | 1.15 | 1.06 | 1.25 | 0.001 |
| Music noise exposure (yes) | 1.39 | 1.31 | 1.47 | 0.000 | 1.03 | 0.93 | 1.13 | 0.576 |
| Physical activity (yes) | 1.05 | 1.00 | 1.09 | 0.038 | 0.97 | 0.89 | 1.04 | 0.372 |
| Ototoxic medication (yes) | 1.18 | 1.13 | 1.23 | 0.000 | 1.19 | 1.11 | 1.28 | 0.000 |
| Alcohol drinker (yes) | 0.87 | 0.80 | 0.93 | 0.000 | 0.89 | 0.78 | 1.01 | 0.070 |
| Current or previous smoking (yes) | 0.99 | 0.95 | 1.03 | 0.500 | 1.04 | 0.97 | 1.12 | 0.300 |
| Metabolic risk (yes) | 1.05 | 0.98 | 1.12 | 0.210 | 0.97 | 0.86 | 1.09 | 0.601 |
| Neuroticism score | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 0.000 | 1.10 | 1.08 | 1.11 | 0.000 |
SRT, speech recognition threshold.