Table 2 Group comparison in the TRI database.
From: Results of two cross-sectional database analyses regarding nap-induced modulations of tinnitus
Worsens N = 642 | No effect N = 2651 | Improves N = 334 | Statistic | p-value | Effect size | Post-hoc p-value | Post-hoc effect size | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
THI score (0–100) | H = 53.8** | p < 0.001 | 0.015 (small) | ||||||
Mean (SD) | 53.6 (22.29) | 46.8 (23.33) | 52.2 (21.75) | TW VS NE | p < 0.001 | 0.297 (small) | |||
Median [Min Max] | 54.0 [0.0, 100] | 46.0 [0, 100] | 50.0 [4, 100] | TI VS NE | 0.002 | 0.236 (small) | |||
Missing | 13 (2.0%) | 41 (1.5%) | 6 (1.8%) | TW VS TI | 1.0 | 0.064 (negligible) | |||
Tinnitus varies from day to day | Chi2 = 136.9** | p < 0.001 | 0.137 (small) | ||||||
Yes | 489 (77.1%) | 1485 (56.8%) | 264 (80.0%) | TW VS NE | p < 0.001 | 0.155 (small) | |||
No | 145 (22.9%) | 1128 (43.2%) | 66 (20.0%) | TI VS NE | p < 0.001 | 0.133 (small) | |||
Missing | 8 (1.2%) | 38 (1.4%) | 4 (1.2%) | TW VS TI | 1.0 | 0.016 (negligible) | |||
Tinnitus intermittent or continuous? | Chi2 = 38.9** | p < 0.001 | 0.073 (small) | ||||||
Intermittent | 112 (17.8%) | 307 (11.7%) | 74 (22.4%) | TW VS NE | 0.002 | 0.067 (negligible) | |||
Continuous | 517 (82.2%) | 2317 (88.3%) | 256 (77.6%) | TI VS NE | p < 0.001 | 0.09 (negligible) | |||
Missing | 13 (2.0%) | 27 (1.0%) | 4 (1.2%) | TW VS TI | 1.0 | 0.027 (negligible) | |||
Influence of stress over tinnitus | Chi2 = 84.2** | p < 0.001 | 0.076 (small) | ||||||
Worsens | 477 (77.2%) | 1742 (67.5%) | 294 (89.6%) | TW VS NE | p < 0.001 | 0.057 (negligible) | |||
Improves | 8 (1.3%) | 29 (1.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | TI VS NE | p < 0.001 | 0.097 (small) | |||
No effect | 133 (21.5%) | 809 (31.4%) | 34 (10.4%) | TW VS TI | p < 0.001 | 0.057 (negligible) | |||
Missing | 24 (3.7%) | 71 (2.7%) | 6 (1.8%) | ||||||
Sleep at night and tinnitus during the day | Chi2 = 399.0** | p < 0.001 | 0.235 (medium) | ||||||
Linked | 261 (71.5%) | 338 (22.8%) | 127 (68.6%) | TW VS NE | p < 0.001 | 0.295 (small) | |||
Not linked | 104 (28.5%) | 1145 (77.2%) | 58 (31.4%) | TI VS NE | p < 0.001 | 0.216 (small) | |||
Missing | 277 (43.1%) | 1168 (44.1%) | 149 (44.6%) | TW VS TI | 1.0 | 0.01 (negligible) | |||
Somatosensory : Jaw or head movements can modulate tinnitus | Chi2 = 98.6** | p < 0.001 | 0.117 (small) | ||||||
Yes | 325 (51.5%) | 835 (32.0%) | 153 (46.6%) | TW VS NE | p < 0.001 | 0.152 (small) | |||
No | 306 (48.5%) | 1777 (68.0%) | 175 (53.4%) | TI VS NE | p < 0.001 | 0.087 (negligible) | |||
Missing | 11 (1.7%) | 39 (1.5%) | 6 (1.8%) | TW VS TI | 1.0 | 0.023 (negligible) |
