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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of 264 patients with tinnitus

From: Tinnitus functional index: validation of the German version for Switzerland

 

Mean

SD

Age, years

48.6

13.6

TFI total score (0–100)

40.65

23.20

THI total score (0–100)

43.79

23.99

BDI total score (0–63)

8.95

7.34

BAI total score (0–63)

10.53

9.38

Duration of tinnitus, month

72.5

101.3

 

Number of Patients

%

Gender, female/male

104/160

39.4/60.6

Partnership, yes/no

177/87

67.0/33.0

TFI Tinnitus severity categories

Not a problem (0 to 17)

47

17.8

Small problem (18 to 31)

60

22.7

Moderate problem (32 to 53)

78

29.5

Big problem (54 to 72)

50

18.9

Very big problem (73 to 100)

29

11.0

  1. TFI Tinnitus functional index, THI Tinnitus handicap inventory, BDI Beck depression inventory, BAI Beck anxiety inventory, Partnership: married and unmarried relationship