Table 1.
Pearson’s correlations for baseline results without hearing aids
| Outcome measures | Age (years) | Hearing loss (PTA) | SPT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 1.000 | 0.278 | −0.443** |
| Hearing loss (PTA) | 0.278 | 1.000 | −0.695** |
| SPT | −0.443** | −0.695** | 1.000 |
| Cognition: Simple Reaction Time | −0.369* | −0.301 | 0.338* |
| Cognition: Complex Reaction Time | −0.390* | −0.114 | 0.223 |
| Cognition: Immediate Recognition Memory | −0.555** | −0.145 | 0.300 |
| Cognition: Delayed Recognition Memory | −0.500** | −0.040 | 0.279 |
| Cognition: Stroop Congruent | −0.400* | −0.219 | 0.492** |
| Cognition: Stroop Incongruent | −0.079 | −0.323* | 0.265 |
| Cognition: Spatial Working Memory | −0.325* | −0.153 | 0.393* |
| Cognition: Contextual Recognition Memory | −0.522** | −0.083 | 0.405** |
| APHAB: SQRT EC | 0.129 | 0.404** | −0.578** |
| APHAB: RV | 0.122 | 0.297 | −0.332* |
| APHAB: BN | −0.121 | 0.226 | −0.317* |
| APHAB: SQRT AV | 0.081 | −0.121 | −0.170 |
| SQRT depression | 0.014 | 0.057 | −0.019 |
| Social interaction | −0.352* | −0.095 | 0.238 |
Notes:
*
Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (two-tailed).
**
Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (two-tailed).
Abbreviations: APHAB, Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit; AV, Aversiveness of sound; BN, Background Noise; EC, Ease of Communication; PTA, pure tone average; RV, Reverberation of sound; SPT, speech perception test; SQRT, square root transformation.