Table 2.

BUA (dB/MHz) by age and sex

Age stratum (y)	Men	Women
40–49	87.2 ± 18.0	82.8 ± 15.3
50–59	84.4 ± 18.4	77.2 ± 16.3
60–69	80.9 ± 20.4	66.0 ± 14.8
70–79	76.6 ± 20.9	59.9 ± 15.5
≥80	73.6 ± 19.1	56.2 ± 14.6

Data are the mean ± SD. On statistical analysis, p ≤ 0.001 for men versus women in all age strata, and p ≤ 0.001 for the trend on simple linear regression for men and women.