Table 6. Vibration perception thresholds in the finger pulp of little finger at different frequencies in 269 healthy girls and boys.
| Little finger | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Number | Age (years) | 8 Hz | 16 Hz | 32 Hz | 64 Hz | 125 Hz | 250 Hz | 500 Hz |
| Girls | 41 | 8–10 | 105.4 (104–107) | 111.9 (110–114) | 117.1 (115–119) | 110.9 (108–114) | 108.7 (105–112) | 116.7 (113–121) | 127.4 (124–131) |
| 55 | 11–15 | 103.3 (102–105) | 110.5 (109–112) | 115.8 (114–117) | 107.8 (106–110) | 104.5 (102–107) | 111.7 (109–115) | 126.5 (124–129) | |
| 43 | 16–20 | 101.7 (101–103) | 109.2 (108–111) | 114.9 (113–116) | 106.6 (104–109) | 102.3 (100–104) | 108.6 (106–111) | 124.7 (122–127) | |
| Boys | 36 | 8–10 | 105.9 (104–108) | 112.3 (110–114) | 116.7 (115–119) | 109.3 (107–112) | 105.9 (103–109) | 112.3 (109–116) | 125.9 (122–129) |
| 54 | 11–15 | 103.5 (102–105) | 111.5 (110–113) | 115.8 (114–117) | 106.9 (106–108) | 104.1 (103–106) | 108.6 (107–111) | 123.4 (121–125) | |
| 40 | 16–20 | 103.9 (103–105) | 110.2 (109–111) | 116.7 (115–118) | 107.0 (105–109) | 102.4 (100–104) | 109.3 (106–112) | 123.7 (120–127) | |
Values, expressed in dB (relative to 10-6 m/s2), are means and 95% confidence intervals in parenthesis.