Table 2. Comparison of age, pure-tone average (PTA) and characteristics of tinnitus in male and female tinnitus subjects

	Male (n=12)		Female (n=38)		p value
Age (years)	29.42±14.08		35.21±14.06		ns
PTA (dB hearing level)	Tinnitus ears	Non-tinnitus ears	Tinnitus ears	Non-tinnitus ears
	6.88±2.90	6.46±2.81	8.13±4.12	6.84±3.87	ns
Duration of tinnitus (months)	1.92±1.93		10.42±18.48		ns
VAS of tinnitus loudness	5.00±1.83		5.09±1.77		ns
TAS	51.00±37.25		44.00±32.10		ns
THI score	42.00±26.08		39.82± 20.01		ns
Pitch (kHz)	5.00±2.52		2.89±3.04		ns
Loudness (dB SL)	6.43±4.83		7.00±6.57		ns

PTA : pure tone average, VAS : visual analogue scale, TAS : Tinnitus awareness score (the percentage of time during which the patient is aware of tinnitus in one day), THI : Tinnitus Handicap Inventory, ns : not significant (p>0.05)