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