Table 2.
BERA values for control and LID groups.
| Control (n = 71) |
LID (n = 38) |
p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-Wave mean ± SD (median) |
1.8 ± 0.1 (1.7) |
1.7 ± 0.1 (1.7) |
0.33a |
| III-Wave mean ± SD (median) |
4.4 ± 0.1 (4.4) |
4.4 ± 0.2 (4.4) |
0.59a |
| V-wave mean ± SD (median) |
6.9 ± 0.1 (6.9) |
7.0 ± 0.2 (7.0) |
0.02 a, b |
| Interval I–III mean ± SD (median) |
2.6 ± 0.1 (2.6) |
2.7 ± 0.1 (2.7) |
0.01a, b |
| Interval I–V mean ± SD (median) |
5.1 ± 0.1 (5.1) |
5.2 ± 0.2 (5.2) |
0.0003a, b |
| Interval III–V mean ± SD (median) |
2.4 ± 0.1 (2.4) |
2.5 ± 0.1 (2.5) |
0.002a, b |
BERA, brainstem evoked response audiometry test; LID, latent iron deficiency group; SD, standard deviation.
a
Nonparametric t-test (Mann–Whitney).
b
Differences between groups were significant at p < 0.05.