Table 1.
Demographic characteristics (N=40).
| Characteristics | Training group (n=20) | Control group (n=20) | Group comparison | ||
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t testa (df) | Chi-square (df) | P value |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 65.65 (4.848) | 69.041 (3.605) | 2.478 (38) | N/Ab | .02 |
| Gender (women), n (%) | 14 (70) | 13 (65) | N/A | 0.4 (1) | .74 |
| Hearing (across 0.5 kHz, 1 kHz, and 2 kHz), mean (SD) | 16.79 (4.939) | 17.85 (4.913) | 0.672 (37) | N/A | .51 |
| Education (years), mean (SD) | 16.42 (2.244) | 16.18 (2.69) | 0.339 (34) | N/A | .74 |
| Digit span, mean (SD) | 9.9 (1.714) | 9.75 (1.333) | 0.309 (38) | N/A | .76 |
aThe t test was 2-tailed.
bN/A: not applicable.