Table 2.
Hearing thresholds and significant differences by age group and sex
| Hearing threshold [dB] in medians (Q1;Q2) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men (total 202 ears) | Women (total 430 ears) | |||||||||
| Number of ears | 32 | 62 | 30 | 38 | 40 | 76 | 124 | 78 | 76 | 76 |
| Age groups | 18–24 years | 25–34 years | 35–44 years | 45–54 years | 55–64 years | 18–24 years | 25–34 years | 35–44 years | 45–54 years | 55–64 years |
| Frequency [kHz] | ||||||||||
| 0.125 | 15 (10;15) | 10 (10;15) | 15 (10;15) | 15 (15;20) ⁑● | 15 (13.75;20) ⁑● | 15 (10;15) | 15 (10;15) | 15 (10;20) ⁑● | 15 (10;20) ⁑● | 20 (15;21.25) ⁑●▲ |
| 0.25 | 5 (0;10) | 5 (5;10) | ♀ 5 (5;10) | 10 (5;15) ⁑●▲ | 10 (5;15) ⁑●▲ | 5 (5;10) | 5 (3.75;10) | 10 (5;10) ⁑● | 10 (5;15) ⁑● | 10 (8.75;15) ⁑●▲○ |
| 0.5 | 7,5 (5;10) | ♀ 5 (5;10) | ♀ 10 (6.25;10) | 10 (5;18.75) ⁑● | 10 (10;20) ⁑●▲ | 10 (5;10) | 10 (5;11.25) ⁑ | 10 (10;15) ⁑● | 10 (5;15) ⁑● | 10 (10;15) ⁑● |
| 0.75 | 5 (0;10) | 5 (5;10) | ♀ 5 (5;10) | 10 (5;15) ⁑●▲ | 10 (5;16.25) ⁑●▲ | 5 (0;10) | 5 (5;10) ⁑ | 10 (5;15) ⁑● | 10 (5;15) ⁑● | 10 (8.75;15) ⁑● |
| 1 | 5 (0;6.25) | ♀ 5 (0;5) | ♀ 5 (5;10) ● | 10 (5;10) ⁑●▲ | 10 (5;20) ⁑●▲ | 5 (0;5) | 5 (5;10) ⁑ | 7.5 (5;10) ⁑● | 5 (5;10) ⁑● | 10 (5;15) ⁑●▲○ |
| 1.5 | 0 (0;5) | ♀ 0 (0;5) | ♂ 0 (0;5) | 5 (2.5;10) ⁑●▲ | 10 (5;15) ⁑●▲ | 0 (0;5) | 5 (0;5) | 15 (0;10) ⁑ | 5 (0;10) ⁑ | 5 (5;10) ⁑● |
| 2 | 0 (0;5) | 5 (0;5) | ♂ 5 (0;5) | 10 (5;15) ⁑●▲ | ♂ 10 (5;20) ⁑●▲ | 0 (0;5) | 5 (0;10) ⁑ | 5 (5;15) ⁑● | 5 (5;10) ⁑● | 10 (5;15) ⁑● |
| 3 | 5 (3.75;10) | 10 (5;10) | 10 (5;15) ⁑ | ♂ 20 (15;25) ⁑●▲ | ♂ 22.5 (15;35) ⁑●▲ | 5 (0;10) | 5 (5;10) | 10 (10;15) ⁑● | 10 (5;15) ⁑● | 15 (10;20) ⁑●▲○ |
| 4 | 5 (0;5) | 12,5 (5;13.75) ⁑ | 10 (5;20) ⁑● | ♂ 22.5 (20;35) ⁑●▲ | ♂ 25 (15;36.25) ⁑●▲ | 5 (0; 10) | 10 (5;10) ⁑ | 10 (6.25;15) ⁑● | 10 (5;20) ⁑● | 15 (10;20) ⁑●▲○ |
| 6 | 2.5 (0;10) | 10 (5;10) ⁑ | 7.5 (5;15) ⁑ | ♂ 20 (15;33.75) ⁑●▲ | ♂ 20 (20;35) ⁑●▲ | 0 (0;5) | 5 (0;10) ⁑ | 10 (5;15) ⁑● | 15 (10;20) ⁑●▲ | 15 (10;25) ⁑●▲ |
| 8 | 0 (0;5) | 5 (0;8.75) | 5 (0;10) ⁑● | ♂ 20 (10;28.75) ⁑●▲ | ♂ 30 (13.75;40) ⁑●▲○ | 5 (0;10) | 5 (0;10) | 10 (5;15) ⁑● | 10 (5;16.25) ⁑● | 15 (10;25) ⁑●▲○ |
| 9 | ♂ 5 (0;10) | 10 (0;5) | 7.5 (5;10) ● | ♂ 25 (10;35) ⁑●▲ | ♂ 32.5 (20;51.25) ⁑●▲○ | 0 (0;5) | 5 (0;10) ⁑ | 10 (5;20) ⁑● | 10 (5;25) ⁑● | 20 (10;36.25) ⁑●▲○ |
| 10 | 5 (0;15) | 10 (5;15) | 12.5 (5;15) ⁑ | ♂ 30 (15;47.5) ⁑●▲ | ♂ 47.5 (33.75;61.25) ⁑●▲○ | 5 (0;10) | 7.5 (5;10) ⁑ | 17.5 (10;28.75) ⁑● | 20 (10;30) ⁑● | 30 (20;55) ⁑●▲○ |
| 11.25 | 0 (0;10) | 7.5 (0;10) | ♀ 7.5 (0;15) ⁑● | ♂ 35 (16.25;55) ⁑●▲ | 50 (38.75;61.25) ⁑●▲○ | 0 (0;5) | 5 (0;10) ⁑ | 20 (6.25;33.75) ⁑● | 20 (10;40) ⁑● | 40 (30;60) ⁑●▲○ |
| 12.5 | 0 (0;10) | 5 (0;15) | ♀ 15 (5; 28.75) ⁑● | ♂ 45 (26.25;65) ⁑●▲ | 60 (55;75) ⁑●▲○ | 0 (0;6.25) | 5 (0;10) ⁑ | 22.5 (10;45) ⁑● | 30 (15;46.25) ⁑● | 57.5 (40;70) ⁑●▲○ |
| 14 | 7.5 (0;21.25) | 15 (10;25) | 40 (25; 48.75) ⁑● | 60 (46.25;73.75) ⁑●▲ | 75 (65;85) ⁑●▲○ | 5 (0;15) | 15 (5;25) ⁑ | 45 (30;63.75) ⁑● | 55 (45;65) ⁑● | 70 (65;80) ⁑●▲○ |
| 16 | 7.5 (0;20) | 25 (15;30) ⁑ | 50 (40; 58.75) ⁑● | 55 (55;65) ⁑●▲ | 70 (55;70) ⁑●▲○ | 15 (0;25) | 22.5 (15;40) ⁑ | 55 (45;60) ⁑● | 55 (45;60) ⁑● | 65 (55;70) ⁑●▲○ |
Q1 25th empirical quartile; Q2 75th empirical quartile
⁑Significant difference (p < 0.05) from the group of the 18–24 years; ● significant difference (p < 0.05) from the group of the 25–34 years; ▲ significant difference (p < 0.05) from the group of the 35–44 years; ○ significant difference (p < 0.05) from the group of the 45–54 years
♀ significant difference (p < 0.05) between sex and the age same group (higher hearing threshold in women); ♂ significant difference (p < 0.05) between sex and the age same group (higher hearing threshold in men)