Tinnitus Prevalence in the Adult Population—Results from the Gutenberg Health Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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All | Men | Women | p-Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
n | 4942 | 2550 | 2392 | |
age, mean (SD) | 61.0 (13.3) | 61.8 (13.4) | 60.2 (13.2) | <0.0001 * |
tinnitus (yes) | 26.1% | 30.2% | 21.7% | <0.0001 * |
burden due to tinnitus, mean (SD) | 2.39 (1.26) | 2.30 (1.22) | 2.51 (1.31) | 0.0039 * |
annoying tinnitus (burden of 3–6) | 9.8% | 10.8% | 8.8% | 0.0233 * |
WHO Hearing Impairment | Audiometric Value (Average across 0.5/1/2/4 kHz, Better Ear) | Tinnitus Prevalence [95% CI] |
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No impairment | <20 dB | 21.6% [20.1%;23.1%] |
Mild impairment | 20–34.9 dB | 31.2% [28.8%;33.8%] |
Moderate impairment | 35–49.9 dB | 34.2% [30.0%;38.7%] |
Moderately severe impairment | 50–64.9 dB | 38.5% [29.2%;48.5%] |
Severe impairment | 65–79.9 dB | 78.6% [48.8%;94.3%] |
Profound impairment | 80–94.9 dB | 0% |
Complete impairment | ≥95 dB | 42.9% [11.8%;79.8%] |
Variable | OR | 2.5% | 97.5% | p | Events | n | z-Score | Nagelkerke R2 |
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1289 | 4941 | 0.036 | ||||||
Sex (female) | 0.67 | 0.59 | 0.77 | <0.001 | 519 | 2392 | −5.986 | |
Age (per year) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 0.55 | 0.545 | |||
Mild to moderately severe hearing impairment * | 1.63 | 1.39 | 1.39 | <0.001 | 641 | 1981 | 5.963 | |
Severe to complete hearing impairment * | 6.09 | 2.52 | 14.72 | <0.001 | 14 | 22 | 4.011 |
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Hackenberg, B.; O’Brien, K.; Döge, J.; Lackner, K.J.; Beutel, M.E.; Münzel, T.; Pfeiffer, N.; Schulz, A.; Schmidtmann, I.; Wild, P.S.; et al. Tinnitus Prevalence in the Adult Population—Results from the Gutenberg Health Study. Medicina 2023, 59, 620. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59030620
Hackenberg B, O’Brien K, Döge J, Lackner KJ, Beutel ME, Münzel T, Pfeiffer N, Schulz A, Schmidtmann I, Wild PS, et al. Tinnitus Prevalence in the Adult Population—Results from the Gutenberg Health Study. Medicina. 2023; 59(3):620. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59030620
Chicago/Turabian StyleHackenberg, Berit, Karoline O’Brien, Julia Döge, Karl J. Lackner, Manfred E. Beutel, Thomas Münzel, Norbert Pfeiffer, Andreas Schulz, Irene Schmidtmann, Philipp S. Wild, and et al. 2023. "Tinnitus Prevalence in the Adult Population—Results from the Gutenberg Health Study" Medicina 59, no. 3: 620. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59030620
APA StyleHackenberg, B., O’Brien, K., Döge, J., Lackner, K. J., Beutel, M. E., Münzel, T., Pfeiffer, N., Schulz, A., Schmidtmann, I., Wild, P. S., Matthias, C., & Bahr-Hamm, K. (2023). Tinnitus Prevalence in the Adult Population—Results from the Gutenberg Health Study. Medicina, 59(3), 620. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59030620