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Published in final edited form as: J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2009 Apr 20;52(4):973–989. doi: 10.1044/1092-4388(2009/08-0026)

Table 3.

Multiple linear analysis between air-conduction puretone thresholds for the left ear standard audiometric frequencies and participant characteristics factors

COVARIATES	SIGNAL FREQUENCY
	250 Hz		500 Hz		1000 Hz		2000 Hz		4000 Hz		8000 Hz

	B	Std. Error	B	Std. Error	B	Std. Error	B	Std. Err	B	Std. Error	B	Std. Error
(Constant)	28.719^**	3.574	30.029^**	3.941	28.432^**	4.448	39.248^**	5.244	54.547^**	5.511	69.150^**	6.041
Age Group	4.992^**	1.194	5.913^**	1.316	7.172^**	1.485	7.211^**	1.748	6.244^**	1.840	7.833^**	2.018
Gender	.414	1.194	−1.074	1.317	1.449	1.486	4.457^*	1.749	14.950^**	1.842	8.395^**	2.019
Race	−4.259^**	1.533	−5.303^**	1.690	−4.192^*	1.907	−6.674^**	2.245	−9.462^**	2.363	−10.812^**	2.591
Years of School^a	−.286	.161	−.249	.177	−.212	.200	−.049	.236	−.199	.248	.003	.272
Ever Smoked^a	−.362	1.160	1.506	1.279	.371	1.444	.199	1.699	1.253	1.789	2.811	1.961
Income Category^a	−.268	.376	−.279	.415	−.169	.468	−.296	.551	.405	.580	.380	.636
History of CVD^a	.500	.759	.828	.837	1.122	.944	.364	1.111	.020	1.170	2.261	1.283

^**

Note. indicates that p <0.01.

indicates that p<0.05.

Years of School, Ever Smoked, Income Category, and History of CVD covariates were based on baseline data collected at participant entry into the CHS.

B is a non-standardized coefficient.