Table 2.

Participant characteristics

Variable	Mean (SD)	SE	CV	95% CI	r	p value
Age1)
Male	21.4 (0.99)	0.22	0.04	20.93–21.86	0.06	0.7
Female	21.48 (0.5)	0.10	0.02	21.26–21.69
MMSE1)
Male	29.70 (0.92)	0.20	0.03	29.26–30.13	0.1	0.489
Female	29.84 (0.55)	0.11	0.01	29.61–30.06
Right ear (dBHL)2)
Male	5.62 (4.12)	0.92	0.73	3.69–7.55	0.12	0.43
Female	4.75 (3.08)	0.61	0.64	3.47–6.02
Left ear (dBHL)2)
Male	5.25 (3.23)	0.72	0.61	3.73–6.76	0.05	0.728
Female	4.92 (3.07)	0.61	0.62	3.65–6.18
Visual cancellation task correct answer (%)1)
Male	99.73 (0.83)	0.18	0.008	99.34–100.11	0.01	0.927
Female	99.78 (0.53)	0.10	0.005	99.56–100
Accuracy (%)
Male	100 (0)	0	0	100–100	–	–
Female	100 (0)	0	0	100–100
Auditory detection task correct answer (%)1)
Male	99.6 (0.82)	0.18	0.008	99.21–99.98	–	1
Female	99.56 (1.00)	0.20	0.01	99.15–99.97
Accuracy (%)1)
Male	99.7 (0.97)	0.21	0.009	99.24–100.15	0.24	0.109
Female	100 (0)	0	0	100–100

Statistical analysis; r = Effect size; Statistical analysis

SD Standard Deviation, SE Standard error, CV Coefficient of Variation, CI Credible Interval, dBHL Decibels Hearing Level

¹⁾Mann–Whitney U-test

²⁾t-test