Table 1 Socio-demographic and anamnestic data (absolute numbers and percentages or mean ± standard deviation and median)
Male | Female | Total | No answer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 2.736 (49.9 %) | 2.688 (49.0 %) | 5.480 | 56 (1.0 %) |
Age in years | 49.8 ± 14.6; 50.0 | 49.8 ± 13.2; 50.0 | 49.8 ± 13.9; 50.0 | 59 (2.4 %) |
Marital status | ||||
▪ single ▪ Married/fixed partner ▪ Divorced/living separated ▪ Widowed | 461 (16.9 %) 1.711 (62.5 %) 321 (11.7 %) 229 (8.4 %) | 387 (14.4 %) 2.069 (77.0 %) 178 (6.6 %) 46 (1.7 %) | 848 (15.5 %) 3.784 (69.1 %) 500 (9.1 %) 275 (5.0 %) | 73 (1,3 %) |
Graduation | ||||
▪ Lower Secondary School ▪ Secondary School ▪ High-School ▪ University/College | 885 (32.4 %) 863 (31.5 %) 529 (19.3 %) 416 (15.2 %) | 985 (36.6 %) 677 (25.2 %) 393 (14.6 %) 589 (21.9 %) | 1874 (34.2 %) 1.540 (28.1 %) 922 (16.8 %) 1.005 (18.3 %) | 139 (2.5 %) |
Profession | ||||
▪ Work-men ▪ Clerk ▪ Self-employed ▪ Not employed | 204 (7.4 %) 1.319 (48.2 %) 100 (3.6 %) 1.062 (38.8 %) | 532 (19.8 %) 1.166 (43.4 %) 166 (6.2 %) 793 (29.5 %) | 737 (13.4 %) 2.486 (45.4 %) 266 (4.9 %) 1.858 (33.9 %) | 133 (2.4 %) |
Duration of tinnitus in month | 54.2 ± 75.5, 21.0 | 66.1 ± 88.5, 24.0 | 60.2 ± 82.5, 24.0 | 239 (9.6 %) |
Loudness of ear-ringing (from 0 = „not at all“ to 10 = “maximum”) | 5.8 ± 2.1, 6.0 | 5.7 ± 2.2, 6.0 | 5.7 ± 2.1, 6.0 | 278 (11.2 %) |
Disruption due to of ear-ringing (from 0 = „not at all“ to 10 = “maximum”) | 6.4 ± 2.5, 6.0 | 6.1 ± 2.4, 6.0 | 6.2 ± 2.4, 6.0 | 251 (10.1 %) |
Restrictions due to ear-ringing (from 0 = „not at all“ to 10 = “maximum”) | 4.8 ± 2.8, 5.0 | 4.5 ± 2.7, 4.0 | 4.7 ± 2.8, 5.0 | 278 (11.2 %) |