Table 5.
Percent Screening Referrals Across Studies as a Function of the Hearing Loss Criterion. Current Study Data are Percent (with Confidence Intervals).
| NHANES Data | NSHS | HES | D.C. Study | FL adolescents | FL juvenile detainees | College under-graduates | Current Data % (CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFPTA≥ 25 dB HL at 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 kHz | a3.1% |
j0.9% 1/112 (0,2.6) |
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| LFPTA≥ 25 dB HL at 0.5, 1 and 2 kHz | d2.63% |
j0% 0/112 |
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| LFPTA≥15 dB HL at 0.5, 1 and 2 kHz | b5.6% |
j2.7% 3/112 (0,5.7) |
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| LFPTA≥15 dB HL at 0.5, 1, and 2 kHz | c6.3% | e1.5% | f6.7% |
j3.6% 4/112 (0.13,7.1) |
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| LFPTA≥15 dB HL at 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 kHz | c5.8% |
j2.7% 3/112 (0,5.7) |
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| LFPTA≥20 dB HL at 0.5, 1, and 2 kHz or HFPTA> 25 dB HL at ≥2 frequencies above 2 kHz | c3.0% |
j1.8% 2/112 (0,4.3) |
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| HFPTA≥25 dB HL at 3, 4, and 6 kHz | a8.5% |
j0.9% 1/112 (0,2.6) |
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| HFPTA≥16 dB HL at 3, 4, and 6 kHz | b12.7% |
j7.2% 8/112 (2.4,12) |
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| 1, 2, or 4 kHz; ≥25 dB HL | g7% | h12% |
j1.8% 2/112 (0,4.3) |
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| 1, 2, 4, or 6 kHz; ≥25 dB HL | g17% | h26% |
j3.6% 4/112 (0.15,7.1) |
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| 0.5, 1, 2, 4, or 6 kHz; ≥20 dB HL | i26% |
j11.6% 13/112 (0,17.5) |
NHANES (1999–2004, N=1,458, age 20–29 years): Percent of subjects that referred (Agrawal et al., 2008)
NHANES III (1988–1994, N=6,768, ages 6–19 years): Percent of subjects that referred (Niskar et al., 1998)
NHANES III: Percent of subjects that referred (Ross et al., 2010)
NSHS: National Speech and Hearing Survey (N=38,568, grades 1–12): Percent of subjects that referred (the report by Hull et al., 1971 is limited to single-frequency outcomes; for PTA data, see Lundeen, 1991)
HES: Health Examination Survey (N=6,768, ages 6–11 years old): Percent of subjects that referred (Roberts & Ahuja, 1975)
D.C. Study (N=1,639, ages 4–11 years old): Percent of subjects that referred (Kessner et al., 1974)
FL adolescents (N=342, ages 10–20 years old): Percent of subjects that referred (Holmes et al., 1997)
FL juvenile detainees (N=226, ages 9–18 years old): Percent of ears that referred (Holmes et al., 1996)
University of Pennsylvania, Undergraduate Education Majors (N=258, ages 17–21 years old): Percent of subjects that referred (Widen et al., 2009)
Current Data: Percent of ears that referred; followed by number of ears that referred, out of 112 ears tested, (with confidence intervals)