Table 3.
Comparison of the audibility, electrophysiological and psychoacoustic thresholds in males and Femaleales at 500 Hz.
| 500 Hz | AT | ET | PT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| Minimum | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 15 | 5 |
| Maximum | 15 | 20 | 80 | 80 | 40 | 45 |
| Size | 40 | 40 | 34 | 36 | 40 | 40 |
| Lower limit | 4,77 | 3,59 | 60,41 | 50,31 | 27,76 | 23,40 |
| Upper limit | 7,98 | 6,16 | 67,24 | 58,02 | 31,99 | 28,85 |
| Mean | 6,38 | 4,88 | 63,82 | 54,17 | 29,88 | 26,13 |
| Median | 5 | 5 | 60 | 50 | 30 | 25 |
| Standard deviation | 5,19 | 4,16 | 10,15 | 11,80 | 6,84 | 8,81 |
| p-value | 0,158 | <0,001* | 0,037* | |||
Key:
Male: Male, Fem: Female, AT: Audibility threshold, ET: Electrophysiological threshold, PT: Psychoacoustic threshold, *: statistically significant p-value.