Table 4.
Cox proportional hazard model for no tinnitus at follow-up (ie, resolved tinnitus)
| Resolved tinnitus n=565 (χ2(15)=26.7, p=0.031) | ||||
| β | 95% CI | |||
| Lower | Upper | P value | ||
| Age | 0.99 | 0.96 | 1.03 | 0.683 |
| Sex (male) | 0.96 | 0.62 | 1.47 | 0.841 |
| Social economic status | 0.558 | |||
| First quartile 1 (reference) | – | |||
| Second quartile | 1.11 | 0.69 | 1.80 | 0.671 |
| Third quartile | 0.72 | 0.39 | 1.30 | 0.273 |
| Fourth quartile (most deprived) | 1.01 | 0.55 | 1.85 | 0.972 |
| SRT better ear | 0.98 | 0.88 | 1.10 | 0.735 |
| Hearing difficulties (yes) | 0.48 | 0.32 | 0.74 | 0.001 |
| Work noise exposure (yes) | 1.47 | 0.95 | 2.26 | 0.080 |
| Music noise exposure (yes) | 1.26 | 0.76 | 2.09 | 0.379 |
| Physical activity (yes) | 1.48 | 0.84 | 2.58 | 0.173 |
| Ototoxic medication (yes) | 0.83 | 0.55 | 1.25 | 0.383 |
| Alcohol drinker (yes) | 0.66 | 0.30 | 1.47 | 0.309 |
| Current or previous smoking (yes) | 1.19 | 0.79 | 1.78 | 0.399 |
| Metabolic risk (yes) | 0.66 | 0.35 | 1.25 | 0.203 |
| Neuroticism score | 1.05 | 0.99 | 1.12 | 0.101 |
SRT, speech recognition threshold.