Research Article
Factor Analysis of Low-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to the Temporoparietal Junction for Tinnitus
Table 2
Multivariate stepwise logistic regression analyses models for different factors that contribute to tinnitus suppression.
| Independent variables | Odds ratio | 95% | value | Confidence interval |
| Age (yrs) | | | | <30 | 0.24 | 0.06–1.07 | | 31–50 | 0.48 | 0.14–1.69 | | 51–70 | 0.29 | 0.08–1.12 | | >70 | 1 | | | Gender | | | | Female | 1 | | | Male | 1.57 | 0.88–2.76 | | Tinnitus laterality | | | | Left ear | 1 | | | Right ear | 0.81 | 0.36–1.81 | | Bilateral | 0.85 | 0.45–1.60 | | Ringing in the head | 1.63 | 0.62–4.31 | | Hearing level | | | | Normal hearing | 3.25 | 2.01–5.27 | | Sensorineural hearing loss | 1 | | | Duration of tinnitus | | | | >5 yrs | 1 | | | 2 yrs < ≤ 5 yrs | 1.52 | 0.70–3.10 | | 1 yr < ≤ 2 yrs | 1.61 | 0.82–3.20 | | ≤1 yrs | 2.77 | 1.48–5.19 | | Sleep | | | | Sleep disturbance | 1 | | | Without sleep disturbance | 2.51 | 1.56–4.10 | |
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