Table 3.
Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficients, r, for Each Measure Related to Audiometric Threshold (PTA and LFPTA), Speech Understanding (CNC, AzBio, AzBio +5, and BKB-SIN), and Auditory Function (QSMD) in the Ear to be Implanted as Well as Subjective Questionnaire Data (APHAB and SSQ) and Cognitive State (MMSE).
PTA | LFPTA | CNC | AzBio | BKB-SIN | QSMD | APHAB | SSQ | MMSE | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LFPTA | 0.8143* < 0.0001 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
CNC | −0.7191* | −0.6060* | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
<0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||||||||
AzBio | −0.7132* | −0.6325* | 0.9157* | X | X | X | X | X | X |
<0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | |||||||
BKB-SIN | 0.3787* | 0.3602* | −0.8771* | −0.9059* | X | X | X | X | X |
<0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||||||
QSMD | −0.3020* | −0.2959* | 0.3354* | 0.4112* | −0.4200* | X | X | X | X |
<0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | |||||
APHAB | 0.1411 | 0.1095 | 0.0162 | 0.0007 | −0.0679 | 0.0110 | X | X | X |
0.0089 | 0.0427 | 0.7687 | 0.9893 | 0.4828 | 0.8610 | ||||
SSQ | −0.2854* | −0.2930* | 0.0982 | 0.0910 | 0.0114 | 0.1692 | 0.6084* | X | X |
<0.0001 | <0.0001 | 0.1342 | 0.1682 | 0.9291 | 0.0286 | <0.0001 | |||
MMSE | −0.0098 | −0.0486 | 0.0494 | 0.0926 | 0.0088 | 0.2378* | −0.0574 | 0.1570 | X |
0.8407 | 0.3185 | 0.3171 | 0.0595 | 0.9139 | <0.0001 | 0.3343 | 0.0243 |
Note. Bonferroni correction was applied to control for Type I error with a resultant alpha level of.0014 for significance. Significant correlations are indicated via asterisk and in bold text. PTA = pure-tone averages; CNC = consonant-nucleus-consonant; QSMD = quick spectral modulation detection; SSQ = Speech Spatial Qualities; APHAB = Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit; MMSE = Mini-Mental State Exam; LFPTA = low-frequency pure-tone averages; BKB-SIN = Bamford–Kowal–Bench Speech in Noise.