Table 2 Prevalence of prior tinnitus crude odds ratio (OR), and 95% confidence interval (CI) for prior tinnitus among early-onset dementia patients and controls.

From: Risk of early-onset dementia among persons with tinnitus: a retrospective case–control study

Presence of prior tinnitus

Total (n = 2616)

Patients with early-onset dementia (n = 1308)

Controls (n = 1308)

n, %

n, %

n, %

Yes

471

18.0

281

21.5

190

14.5

No

2,145

82.0

1,027

78.5

1,118

85.5

OR (95% CI)

 

1.610*** (1.315, 1.971)

 

1.000

 
  1. ***p < 0.001.
  2. OR = odds ratio.