Table 6.
Norms and reliability of the intensity items for the 37 S-Five-T sounds.
| Trigger sounds | Mean (sd) | Median (Q1-Q3) | Mode (min-max) | Average Gender difference ‡ | Age rho |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal eating sounds | 1.7 (3.0) | 0 (0–2) | 0 (0–10) | −0.91 (0.64) | −0.06 (0.468) |
| Certain letter sounds | 0.5 (1.7) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–10) | −0.31 (0.53) | 0.06 (0.537) |
| Mushy foods | 1.2 (2.4) | 0 (0–1) | 0 (0–10) | −0.03 (0.78) | 0.06 (0.542) |
| Sound of clipping nails | 1.1 (2.1) | 0 (0–1) | 0 (0–8) | −0.44 (0.71) | 0.02 (0.814) |
| Swallowing | 0.8 (2.1) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–10) | −0.24 (0.72) | −0.02 (0.847) |
| Keyboard tapping | 1.4 (2.2) | 0 (0–3) | 0 (0–8) | −0.34 (0.73) | 0.1 (0.355) |
| Lip smacking | 4.4 (3.6) | 4 (0–7) | 0 (0–10) | −1.59 (1.2) | 0.06 (0.606) |
| Normal breathing | 0.4 (1.5) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–8) | 0.26 (0.5) | −0.29 (0.006) |
| Repetitive engine | 3.8 (3.3) | 4 (0–6) | 0 (0–10) | −2.06 (1.09) | −0.08 (0.483) |
| Blocked nose | 3.6 (2.9) | 3 (0–6) | 0 (0–9) | −0.49 (1.02) | 0.04 (0.696) |
| Mobile phone | 1.7 (2.6) | 0 (0–3) | 0 (0–10) | 0.8 (0.92) | 0.15 (0.175) |
| Repetitive coughing | 3.5 (3.1) | 3 (0–6) | 0 (0–10) | *2.35 (1.06) | 0.04 (0.702) |
| Humming | 3.2 (2.8) | 3 (0–6) | 0 (0–10) | 0.76 (0.99) | 0.02 (0.865) |
| Repetitive sniffing | 2.6 (3.0) | 2 (0–5) | 0 (0–10) | 1.01 (1.12) | −0.06 (0.569) |
| Snoring | 3.6 (3.4) | 4 (0–7) | 0 (0–10) | −0.05 (1.26) | 0.11 (0.327) |
| Certain accents | 1.5 (2.6) | 0 (0–2) | 0 (0–10) | −0.33 (0.97) | −0.05 (0.678) |
| Whistling sound | 0.8 (2.0) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–10) | −0.17 (0.76) | 0 (0.987) |
| Tapping | 2.8 (3.0) | 2 (0–6) | 0 (0–10) | 1.57 (1.09) | 0.12 (0.263) |
| Rustling plastic or paper | 1.5 (2.3) | 0 (0–3) | 0 (0–7) | −0.67 (0.88) | 0.12 (0.263) |
| Chewing gum | 3.1 (3.3) | 2 (0–6) | 0 (0–10) | −1.76 (1.22) | 0.1 (0.349) |
| Footsteps | 1.5 (2.6) | 0 (0–3) | 0 (0–10) | −0.7 (0.97) | −0.09 (0.409) |
| Hiccups | 1.5 (2.5) | 0 (0–3) | 0 (0–10) | 1.11 (0.94) | −0.08 (0.451) |
| Slurping | 1.8 (2.9) | 0 (0–3) | 0 (0–10) | −1.22 (1.09) | 0.11 (0.312) |
| Cutlery | 2.3 (3.1) | 0 (0–5) | 0 (0–10) | −1.02 (1.17) | 0.03 (0.797) |
| Sneezing | 1.0 (2.1) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–7) | 1.18 (0.78) | 0.21 (0.065) |
| Certain words | 0.5 (1.3) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–7) | 0.46 (0.5) | −0.2 (0.071) |
| Kissing | 1.1 (2.4) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–10) | −0.97 (0.91) | 0.02 (0.858) |
| Joint cracking | 0.9 (2.2) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–10) | −0.06 (0.81) | 0.01 (0.921) |
| Muffled sounds | 2.9 (3.0) | 2 (0–5) | 0 (0–10) | 0.5 (1.14) | −0.04 (0.749) |
| Throat clearing | 1.3 (2.6) | 0 (0–2) | 0 (0–10) | 0.65 (0.96) | 0.08 (0.497) |
| Baby crying | 4.7 (3.4) | 5 (1–7) | 0 (0–10) | 0.03 (1.25) | 0.14 (0.221) |
| Repetitive barking | 3.9 (3.1) | 4 (1–6) | 0 (0–10) | 1.75 (1.14) | 0.24 (0.036) |
| Loud chewing | 3.3 (3.8) | 2 (0–6) | 0 (0–10) | −1.5 (1.41) | 0.24 (0.038) |
| Clock ticking | 2.1 (3.0) | 0 (0–4) | 0 (0–10) | −0.67 (1.12) | 0.11 (0.322) |
| Crunching | 0.7 (2.3) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–10) | −0.76 (0.85) | −0.27 (0.018) |
| Teeth sucking | 2.8 (3.3) | 1 (0–6) | 0 (0–10) | −1.18 (1.22) | 0.26 (0.021) |
| Yawning | 0.4 (1.5) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–8) | −0.46 (0.57) | −0.18 (0.115) |
sd, standard deviation; Q1 Q3, first and third quartile; rho, Spearman’s correlation coefficient; ICC, intraclass correlation coefficient; Psi, coefficient and 95% confidence intervals.
‡
Mean difference (se) male vs female comparison, value of p via Mann Whitney test. *p < 0.05 and **p < 0.01.