Table 05.
Kruskal-Wallis test results used to compare VACL averages obtained from the Caloric Test labyrinthine stimulation in the temperatures of 44°C and 30°C in the right ear (RE) and left ear (LE), between Controls and Diabetics.
| Control (n=19) | Diabetic (n=19) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (VACL - °/s) Mean Value | Standard deviation | (VACL - °/s) Mean Value | Standard deviation | Valor de p | |
| 44°C OD | 15,57 | 6,98 | 11,05 | 8,40 | 0,0261 |
| 44°C OE | 17,73 | 8,31 | 16,26 | 12,84 | 0,2139 |
| 30°C OD | 18,57 | 7,41 | 11,31 | 6,42 | 0,0074 |
| 30°C OE | 20,57 | 7,38 | 9,73 | 5,48 | <,0001 |
Test analysis: at the 5% (0.05) significance level, the p values are higher than 0.05 in the temperatures of 44°C RE, 30°C RE and 30°C LE; therefore, there is a significant difference between the VACL mean values in these temperatures, between the control and diabetic groups.