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Table 6 Known group differences with regard to Tinnitus severity at baseline

From: Tinnitus assessment by means of standardized self-report questionnaires: Psychometric properties of the Tinnitus Questionnaire (TQ), the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI), and their short versions in an international and multi-lingual sample

Tinnitus severity at baseline

Not a problem

A small problem

A moderate problem

A big problem

A very big problem

Correlation (Spearman)

Questionnaire

n

Mean (SD)

n

Mean (SD)

n

Mean (SD)

n

Mean (SD)

n

Mean (SD)

r

THI

           

- total

17

20.0 (11.5)

149

26.5 (16.5)

425

37.8 (17.6)

419

58.0 (18.6)

113

74.1 (15.8)

0.64**

- German

16

20.8 (11.5)

136

26.4 (16.9)

366

37.9 (17.7)

378

58.1 (18.4)

87

73.4 (15.8)

0.63**

- Dutch

0

-

0

-

9

37.3 (14.5)

6

64.7 (19.2)

10

75.0 (15.3)

0.70**

- Portuguese

1

8.0 (−)

12

28.0 (12.6)

36

39.3 (16.6)

21

55.6 (17.8)

12

76.5 (16.9)

0.67**

- Spanish

0

-

1

14.0 (−)

14

32.1 (19.9)

14

54.6 (14.9)

4

80.5 (17.1)

0.63**

TBF12

           

- total

5

4.6 (4.7)

65

7.4 (4.1)

236

10.0 (4.1)

234

14.2 (4.6)

70

18.7 (4.0)

0.61**

- German

5

4.6 (4.7)

54

7.7 (4.2)

179

10.3 (4.0)

196

14.5 (4.5)

48

19.0 (3.8)

0.61**

- Dutch

0

-

0

-

10

10.2 (4.9)

6

15.7 (4.0)

10

18.1 (4.7)

0.62**

- Portuguese

0

-

10

6.0 (3.7)

33

9.1 (4.1)

18

12.0 (4.0)

8

17.5 (3.8)

0.58**

- Spanish

0

-

1

5.0 (−)

14

8.4 (4.6)

14

12.2 (5.9)

4

19.0 (5.9)

0.51**

TQ

           

- German

14

17.6 (11.2)

135

21.9 (11.3)

355

33.4 (13.9)

373

49.6 (13.3)

84

61.6 (12.1)

0.68**

Mini-TQ

           

- German

13

5.6 (4.5)

128

5.8 (3.4)

344

8.9 (4.0)

363

13.5 (3.6)

80

16.4 (3.0)

0.67**

TQ 12

           

- German

13

5.5 (4.3)

132

7.5 (4.2)

342

10.7 (4.7)

366

16.0 (4.3)

81

19.3 (3.6)

0.65**

  1. * p<0.05; **p<0.001.