Table 3. Mean differences (in dB) between the cohort thresholds and ISO 7029 medians for each age group.

		Age ≤34	35≤Age≤44	45≤Age≤54	55≤Age≤64	Age≥65
Males	Mean	12.8	17.5	17.8	16.5	11.0
	SD	15.4	16.8	16.7	18.4	16.3
Females	Mean	15.9	22.6	19.1	16.1	17.8
	SD	14.5	22.5	19.3	17.2	18.4