TABLE 2.

Multivariable generalized estimating equations model of factors associated with new-onset tinnitus reported 5 years later

Multivariable Analysis, Generalized Estimating Equations
Variables	OR	95% CI (for OR)	p
History of smoking	1.5	1.0 to 2.2	0.027
Somatization (4DSQ), 1st quartile (score 0–2)			0.024
2nd quartile (score 3–5)	1.0	0.6 to 1.9
3rd quartile (score 6–8)	1.3	0.8 to 2.1
4th quartile (score 9–29)	2.0	1.2 to 3.3

4DSQ, four-dimensional symptom questionnaire; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.