TABLE II.
Positive Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, and Anxiety Screening Results Among Veterans Diagnosed With Tinnitus, by Self-reported Tinnitus Severity
| n | Weighted proportion % (95% CI) |
Bivariable OR (95% CI) |
Multivariable OR (95% CI)a |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tinnitus Severity | Positive Screen for PTSD (n = 587; 39.5% [37.3-41.8]) | |||
| None/Mild | 71 | 15.0 (12.1-17.9) | Reference | Reference |
| Moderate | 132 | 30.4 (26.3-34.6) | 2.5 (1.2-5.1) | 4.0 (1.6-10.3) |
| Severe | 178 | 46.6 (42.1-51.0) | 4.9 (2.5-9.8) | 7.5 (3.1-18.5) |
| Very Severe | 206 | 75.8 (70.8-80.7) | 17.9 (7.0-45.6) | 17.5 (4.4-70.0) |
| Positive Screen for Depression (n = 629; 58.8% [56.4-61.2]) | ||||
| None/Mild | 76 | 34.0 (29.3-38.7) | Reference | Reference |
| Moderate | 136 | 55.1 (50.3-59.9) | 2.4 (1.2-4.9) | 2.6 (1.1-5.9) |
| Severe | 188 | 62.5 (58.2-66.9) | 3.2 (1.6-6.5) | 3.0 (1.4-6.5) |
| Very Severe | 229 | 93.2 (90.4-96.0) | 27.1 (8.4-87.5) | 15.5 (4.3-55.5) |
| Positive Screen for Anxiety (n = 659; 52.5% [50.1-55.0]) | ||||
| None/Mild | 82 | 29.8 (25.5-34.2) | Reference | Reference |
| Moderate | 151 | 45.0 (40.3-49.7) | 1.9 (1.0-3.7) | 2.0 (0.8-5.0) |
| Severe | 200 | 57.3 (52.9-61.8) | 3.2 (1.7-6.0) | 2.6 (1.1-6.3) |
| Very Severe | 226 | 87.5 (83.7-91.3) | 16.6 (5.9-46.8) | 13.4 (4.0-44.3) |
a
Multivariable models included age, sex, race, education level, marital status, region of residence, military branch, military status, time in military, service-connection status, and previous diagnoses (between October 1, 2011 and September 30, 2016) of traumatic brain injury, pain, PTSD, depression, and anxiety.
PTSD, posttraumatic stress disorder.