Table 5. Vibration perception thresholds in the finger pulp of index finger at different frequencies in 269 healthy girls and boys.
| Index finger | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Number | Age (years) | 8 Hz | 16 Hz | 32 Hz | 64 Hz | 125 Hz | 250 Hz | 500 Hz |
| Girls | 41 | 8–10 | 105.0 (103–107) | 112.9 (111–115) | 115.8 (114–118) | 110.9 (108–114) | 107.8 (105–110) | 118.4 (115–121) | 131.0 (127–135) |
| 55 | 11–15 | 111.4 (110–113) | 111.4 (110–113) | 115.6 (113–117) | 106.8 (105–109) | 103.2 (101–105) | 111.8 (110–114) | 126.0 (123–129) | |
| 43 | 16–20 | 101.1 (100–102) | 110.0 (109–111) | 113.7 (112–115) | 105.9 (104–108) | 101.7 (100–103) | 109.6 (107–112) | 124.6 (122–127) | |
| Boys | 36 | 8–10 | 105.1 (103–107) | 114.4 (113–116) | 114.6 (113–117) | 109.1 (107–111) | 106.8 (104–109) | 115.8 (113–119) | 128.7 (125–132) |
| 54 | 11–15 | 102.8 (102–104) | 111.4 (110–113) | 114.3 (113–115) | 107.3 (106–109) | 105.6 (104–107) | 110.9 (109–113) | 124.2 (122–126) | |
| 40 | 16–20 | 103.0 (102–104) | 112.0 (111–113) | 113.5 (112–115) | 104.6 (103–107) | 101.0 (99–103) | 108.4 (106–111) | 124.8 (121–128) | |
Values, expressed in dB (relative to 10-6 m/s2), are means and 95% confidence intervals in parenthesis.