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. 2020 Jan 21;15(1):e0227978. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0227978

Table 4. Mean, standard error and 95% confidence interval adjusted by age and noise exposure levels for ABR results for all three groups of workers.

Styrene-exposed group Noise-exposed group Non-exposed control group
Variable (n = 98) (n = 111) (n = 70)
Mean (S.E) 95%CI Mean (S.E) 95% CI Mean (S.E) 95%CI
Wave I RE 1.73 (.02) 1.69–1.78 1.70 (.03) 1.64–1.76 1.71 (.03) 1.65–1.77
Wave III RE 3.84 (.02) 3.80–3.88 3.88 (.02) 3.82–3.94 3.91 (.02) 3.85–3.96
Wave V RE 5.70 (.03) 5.64–5.76 5.69 (.04) 5.60–5.78 5.82 (.04) 5.74–5.91
I-III IPL RE 2.10 (.02) 2.05–2.15 2.18 (.03) 2.10–2.25 2.19 (.03) 2.12–2.27
I-V IPL RE 3.97(.03) 3.90–4.03 3.99 (.05) 3.89–4.08 4.11 (.05) 4.01–4.21
III-V IPL RE 1.86 (.02) 1.81–1.92 1.80 (.04) 1.73–1.88 1.91 (.04) 1.83–1.99
Wave I LE 1.72 (.01) 1.69–1.76 1.66 (.02) 1.61–1.71 1.73 (.02) 1.68–1.78
Wave III LE 3.84 (.02) 3.80–3.89 3.87 (.03) 3.81–3.93 3.91 (.03) 3.85–3.97
Wave V LE 5.69 (.03) 5.63–5.74 5.65 (.04) 5.56–5.73 5.81 (.04) 5.73–5.90
I-III IPL LE 2.12 (.02) 2.07–2.17 2.20 (.03) 2.13–2.28 2.17 (.03) 2.10–2.25
I-V IPL LE 3.96 (.03) 3.90–4.03 3.98 (.04) 3.88–4.08 4.08 (.04) 3.98–4.17
III-V IPL LE 1.84 (.02) 1.78–1.89 1.77 (.04) 1.69–1.85 1.90 (.04) 1.82–1.98

All values are in milliseconds

RE: right ear; LE: left ear

IPL: Inter-peak latency

S.E: Standard error

95%CI: 95% confidence interval