Expression of tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-1β genes in the cochlea and inferior colliculus in salicylate-induced tinnitus

Table 1 Relationship between tinnitus scores and expression levels of TNF-α, IL-1β, and NR2B genes, as assessed by linear regression analysis

Genes and sites	Coefficient	Standard error	95% Confident interval	P value
*TNF-α*
Cochlea	6.76	0.49	5.78 ~ 7.74	<0.001
IC	8.79	1.53	5.69 ~ 11.88	<0.001
*IL-1β*
Cochlea	2.11	0.65	0.80 ~ 3.42	0.002
IC	3.14	0.38	2.38 ~ 3.91	<0.001
*NR2B*
Cochlea	4.13	0.46	3.20 ~ 5.06	<0.001
IC	2.82	0.92	0.97 ~ 4.67	0.004

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