Table 4.
Comparison of the audibility, electrophysiological and psychoacoustic thresholds in males and females at 1,000 Hz.
| 1000 Hz | AT | ET | PT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| Minimum | 0 | 0 | 50 | 30 | 5 | 5 |
| Maximum | 15 | 15 | 80 | 80 | 35 | 40 |
| Size | 40 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| Lower limit | 3,01 | 3,44 | 62,52 | 50,89 | 19,40 | 18,60 |
| Upper limit | 5,74 | 5,81 | 68,76 | 57,61 | 23,85 | 23,15 |
| Mean | 4,38 | 4,63 | 65,64 | 54,25 | 21,63 | 20,88 |
| Median | 5 | 5 | 60 | 50 | 25 | 20 |
| Standard deviation | 4,41 | 3,82 | 9,95 | 10,83 | 7,20 | 7,33 |
| p-value | 0,787 | <0,001* | 0,645 | |||
Key:
Male: Male, Fem: Female, AT: Audibility threshold, ET: Electrophysiological threshold, PT: Psychoacoustic threshold, *: statistically significant p-value.