Table 3.
Correlation values between the demographic variables and speech perception data in relation to the data obtained from the ABFW Child Language Test10 – for the Usual Verbal Designation (UVD), No Designation (ND) and Substitution Process (SP) mechanisms.
| Age at surgery (p) | Age at evaluation r (p) |
Time of implant use r (p) |
Phonemes (%) r (p) |
Words (%) r (p) |
IT-MAIS r (p) |
Hearing category r (p) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UVD | Clothing | −0.302 (0.184) | 0.252 (0.270) | 0.409 (0.065) | 0.624 (0.003a) | 0.619 (0.004a) | 0.270 (0.237) | 0.639 (0.002a) |
| Animals | −0.424 (0.044a) | 0.163 (0.458) | 0.421 (0.046a) | 0.327 (0.138) | 0.196 (0.383) | 0.326 (0.129) | 0.519 (0.011a) | |
| Foods | −0.413 (0.050a) | 0.276 (0.202) | 0.515 (0.012a) | 0.466 (0.029a) | 0.527 (0.012a) | 0.357 (0.094) | 0.745 (0.000a) | |
| Means of transportation | −0.330 (0.134) | 0.276 (0.215) | 0.455 (0.033a) | 0.370 (0.098) | 0.399 (0.073) | 0.344 (0.117) | 0.508 (0.016a) | |
| Furniture and utensils | −0.285 (0.198) | 0.166 (0.460) | 0.329 (0.135) | 0.649 (0.001a) | 0.679 (0.001a) | 0.326 (0.138) | 0.662 (0.001a) | |
| Professions | −0.192 (0.416) | 0.457 (0.043a) | 0.462 (0.040a) | 0.411 (0.081) | 0.398 (0.092) | 0.228 (0.334) | 0.347 (0.133) | |
| Places | −0.108 (0.652) | 0.346 (0.135) | 0.330 (0.155) | 0.704 (0.001a) | 0.742 (0.000a) | 0.462 (0.040a) | 0.759 (0.000a) | |
| Shapes and colors | −0.286 (0.209) | 0.218 (0.343) | 0.377 (0.092) | 0.707 (0.000a) | 0.635 (0.003a) | 0.464 (0.034a) | 0.827 (0.000a) | |
| Toys and musical instruments | −0.294 (0.196) | 0.090 (0.698) | 0.259 (0.257) | 0.533 (0.016a) | 0.586 (0.007a) | 0.214 (0.352) | 0.445 (0.043a) | |
| ND | Clothing | 0.529 (0.014a) | 0.135 (0.559) | −0.259 (0.256) | −0.360 (0.118) | −0.283 (0.227) | 0.046 (0.844) | −0.053 (0.821) |
| Animals | 0.229 (0.293) | −0.189 (0.387) | −0.337 (0.116) | −0.356 (0.104) | −0.325 (0.140) | −0.677 (0.000a) | −0.651 (0.001a) | |
| Foods | 0.366 (0.086) | −0.169 (0.441) | −0.417 (0.048a) | −0.566 (0.006a) | −0.495 (0.019a) | −0.493 (0.017a) | −0.339 (0.113) | |
| Means of transportation | 0.190 (0.398) | −0.140 (0.534) | −0.270 (0.223) | −0.447 (0.042a) | −0.474 (0.030a) | −0.366 (0.094) | −0.352 (0.108) | |
| Furniture and utensils | 0.463 (0.030a) | −0.093 (0.682) | −0.424 (0.049a) | −0.547 (0.010a) | −0.497 (0.022a) | −0.464 (0.029a) | −0.410 (0.058a) | |
| Professions | 0.526 (0.017a) | −0.128 (0.590) | −0.488 (0.029a) | −0.501 (0.029a) | −0.347 (0.146) | −0.602 (0.005a) | −0.303 (0.194) | |
| Places | 0.313 (0.179) | −0.511 (0.021a) | −0.628 (0.003a) | −0.755 (0.000a) | −0.749 (0.000a) | −0.526 (0.017a) | −0.643 (0.002a) | |
| Shapes and colors | 0.320 (0.157) | −0.326 (0.149) | −0.493 (0.023a) | −0.721 (0.000a) | −0.615 (0.004a) | −0.490 (0.024a) | −0.805 (0.000a) | |
| Toys and musical instruments | 0.412 (0.063) | 0.024 (0.917) | −0.270 (0.237) | −0.459 (0.042a) | −0.419 (0.066) | −0.364 (0.105) | −0.142 (0.539) | |
| SP | Clothing | −0.175 (0.448) | −0.376 (0.093) | −0.178 (0.439) | −0.311 (0.183) | −0.366 (0.112) | −0.298 (0.189) | −0.546 (0.010a) |
| Animals | 0.383 (0.071) | −0.115 (0.601) | −0.336 (0.117) | −0.142 (0.527) | −0.020 (0.928) | −0.002 (0.994) | −0.235 (0.281) | |
| Foods | 0.353 (0.108) | −0.013 (0.953) | −0.246 (0.269) | −0.029 (0.902) | 0.039 (0.867) | −0.124 (0.583) | −0.396 (0.068) | |
| Means of transportation | 0.353 (0.108) | −0.013 (0.953) | −0.246 (0.269) | −0.029 (0.902) | 0.039 (0.867) | −0.124 (0.583) | −0.396 (0.068) | |
| Furniture and utensils | −0.020 (0.928) | −0.117 (0.604) | −0.057 (0.802) | −0.313 (0.168) | −0.383 (0.087) | −0.024 (0.914) | −0.440 (0.040a) | |
| Professions | −0.448 (0.048a) | −0.108 (0.652) | 0.258 (0.272) | 0.330 (0.168) | 0.067 (0.786) | 0.592 (0.006a) | 0.118 (0.620) | |
| Places | −0.271 (0.248) | 0.517 (0.019a) | 0.612 (0.004a) | 0.669 (0.002a) | 0.581 (0.009a) | 0.560 (0.010a) | 0.567 (0.009a) | |
| Shapes and colors | −0.180 (0.435) | 0.354 (0.115) | 0.423 (0.056a) | 0.204 (0.388) | 0.105 (0.659) | 0.217 (0.344) | 0.205 (0.373) | |
| Toys and musical instruments | −0.044 (0.850) | −0.097 (0.677) | −0.028 (0.905) | −0.152 (0.521) | −0.242 (0.304) | 0.081 (0.726) | −0.315 (0.164) |
r, correlation coefficient; p (p value), statistically significant result.
a
Statistically significant difference, considering p < 0.05.