Table 2.
Prevalence of depression, anxiety, and somatic symptom disorder among participants with and without tinnitus.
| Tinnitus | Yes [95% CI] | No [95% CI] |
|---|---|---|
| Study cohort: | ||
| PHQ-9 ≥ 10 | 7.9% [6.9%; 9.1%] | 4.6% [4.1%; 5,2%] |
| GAD-7 ≥ 10 | 5.4% [4.3%; 6.9%] | 3.3% [2.7%; 4.0%] |
| SSS-8 ≥ 8 | 40.4% [38.4%; 42.4%] | 26.9% [25.8%; 28.0%] |
| European standard population 2013 *: | ||
| PHQ-9 ≥ 10 | 9.5% [8.3%; 10.9%] | 5.6% [5.0%; 6.2%] |
| GAD-7 ≥ 10 | 8.8% [7.6%; 10.1%] | 5.5% [4.9%; 6.1%] |
| SSS-8 ≥ 8 | 41.0% [38.9%; 43.1%] | 26.6% [25.5%; 27.7%] |
| German standard population 2021 *: | ||
| PHQ-9 ≥ 10 | 9.3% [8.1%; 10.6%] | 5.5% [5.0%; 6.1%] |
| GAD-7 ≥ 10 | 5.6% [4.3%; 7.3%] | 3.3% [2.7%; 4.2%] |
| SSS-8 ≥ 8 | 41.6% [39.5%; 43.7%] | 27.1% [26.0%; 28.2%] |
* Results weighed to a reference population representative for the age structure of the European population in 2013 and the German population in 2021.