Table 1 Demographic and general information of patients with and without tinnitus before surgery.
From: Predictors of long-term postoperative tinnitus outcomes in vestibular schwannoma patients
Variable | Total (450) | Tinnitus (297) | No tinnitus (153) | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | 0.004 | |||
Male | 155 (34.4) | 116 (39.1) | 39 (25.5) | |
Female | 295 (65.6) | 181 (60.9) | 114 (74.5) | |
Median age | 45.00 (19.00) | 45.00 (19.00) | 47.00 (21.00) | 0.980 |
Tumor side | 0.708 | |||
Left | 232 (51.6) | 155 (52.2) | 77 (50.3) | |
Right | 218 (48.4) | 142 (47.8) | 76 (49.7) | |
Maximum tumor diameter (mm) | 27.00 (15.00) | 26.00 (15.00) | 29.00 (12.00) | 0.020 |
Preoperative hearing level | 0.060 | |||
Serviceable hearing | 173 (38.4) | 105 (35.4) | 68 (44.4) | |
Unserviceable hearing | 277 (61.6) | 192 (64.6) | 85 (55.6) | |
Hearing outcomes at discharge | 0.833 | |||
Serviceable hearing | 34 (7.6) | 23 (7.7) | 11 (7.2) | |
Unserviceable hearing | 416 (92.4) | 274 (92.3) | 142 (92.8) | |
FN outcomes at discharge | 0.894 | |||
Good FN function | 375 (83.3) | 248 (83.5) | 127 (83.0) | |
Poor FN function | 75 (16.7) | 49 (16.5) | 26 (17.0) | |
Follow-up FN outcomes | 0.358 | |||
Good FN function | 416 (92.4) | 277 (93.3) | 139 (90.8) | |
Poor FN function | 34 (7.6) | 20 (6.7) | 14 (9.2) | |
Tumor classification | 0.842 | |||
SVS | 332 (73.8) | 220 (74.1) | 112 (73.8) | |
CVS | 118 (26.2) | 77 (25.9) | 118 (26.2) | |
Extent of tumor resection | 0.248 | |||
GTR | 370 (82.2) | 246 (82.8) | 124 (81.0) | |
NTR | 72 (16.0) | 48 (16.2) | 24 (15.7) | |
STR | 8 (1.8) | 3 (1.0) | 5 (3.3) | |
Surgical position | 0.906 | |||
Lateral position | 404 (89.8) | 267 (89.9) | 137 (89.5) | |
Semi-seated position | 46 (10.2) | 30 (10.1) | 16 (10.5) | |
Median duration of follow-up (mo) | 32.00 (31.00) | 32.00 (31.00) | 31.00 (32.00) | 0.602 |
Postoperative tinnitus | <0.001 | |||
Tinnitus | 336 (74.7) | 262 (88.2) | 74 (48.4) | |
No tinnitus | 114 (25.3) | 35 (11.8) | 79 (51.6) |
