Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of patients with tinnitus and comparison patients in Taiwan, 2014-2016 (total patients = 750,544).
| Variable |
Patients with tinnitus (n = 375,272) |
Comparison patients (n = 375,272) |
P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total No. | % | Total No. | % | ||
| Male | 176,190 | 46.95 | 174,323 | 46.45 | <0.001 |
| Age, Mean (SD) | 50.27 (15.77) | 49.91 (14.38) | <0.001 | ||
| Hypertension | 97,344 | 25.94 | 97,041 | 25.86 | 0.425 |
| Coronary heart disease | 30,496 | 8.13 | 31,215 | 8.32 | 0.003 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 85,091 | 22.67 | 85,156 | 22.69 | 0.858 |
| Diabetes | 47,474 | 12.65 | 47,956 | 12.78 | 0.095 |
| Monthly income | <0.001 | ||||
| < NT$1~15,841 | 72,064 | 19.20 | 69,829 | 18.61 | |
| NT$15,841~25,000 | 139,283 | 37.12 | 138,815 | 36.99 | |
| ≥NT$25,001 | 163,925 | 43.68 | 166,628 | 44.40 | |
| Geographic region | <0.001 | ||||
| Northern | 182,624 | 48.66 | 186,961 | 49.82 | |
| Central | 90,934 | 24.23 | 89,875 | 23.95 | |
| Southern | 94,398 | 25.15 | 91,795 | 24.46 | |
| Eastern | 7,316 | 1.95 | 6,641 | 1.77 | |
| Urbanization level | <0.001 | ||||
| 1(most urbanized) | 105,288 | 28.06 | 108,435 | 28.90 | |
| 2 | 111,324 | 29.66 | 112,384 | 29.95 | |
| 3 | 66,312 | 17.67 | 65,256 | 17.39 | |
| 4 | 48,042 | 12.80 | 46,275 | 12.33 | |
| 5(least urbanized) | 44,306 | 11.81 | 42,922 | 11.44 | |
SD, standard deviation.