Table 3.
Stepwise multiple regression analyses on the TEQ regarding tinnitus severity.
| R2 change | β | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Included | |||
| Loudness (VAS) | 0.179 | 0.233 | 0.001 |
| SAS | 0.080 | 0.214 | 0.004 |
| Change in loudness | 0.036 | –0.192 | 0.004 |
| Loudness (dB HL) | 0.025 | 0.171 | 0.010 |
| SRSS | 0.018 | 0.158 | 0.036 |
| Excluded | |||
| Age | 0.368 | ||
| Duration | 0.895 | ||
| Personality | 0.625 | ||
| PTA | 0.699 | ||
| SDS | 0.209 | ||
| Number of sounds | 0.560 | ||
PTA, pure tone average; SAS, Self-Rating Anxiety Scale; SDS, Self-Rating Depression Scale; SRSS, Self-Rating Scale of Sleep; TEQ, Tinnitus Evaluation Questionnaire; VAS, Visual Analogue Scale.