Table 6.
Comparison of the audibility, electrophysiological and psychoacoustic thresholds in males and females at 4,000 Hz.
| 4000 Hz | AT | ET | PT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| Minimum | 0 | 0 | 40 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Maximum | 25 | 20 | 80 | 70 | 25 | 20 |
| Size | 40 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| Lower limit | 4,13 | 2,00 | 54,92 | 44,54 | 4,66 | 3,80 |
| Upper limit | 8,12 | 4,75 | 61,49 | 50,46 | 8,09 | 7,45 |
| Mean | 6,13 | 3,38 | 58,21 | 47,50 | 6,38 | 5,63 |
| Median | 5 | 2,5 | 60 | 50 | 5 | 5 |
| Standard deviation | 6,45 | 4,44 | 10,48 | 9,54 | 5,55 | 5,90 |
| p-value | 0,029* | <0,001* | 0,560 | |||
Key:
Male: Male, Fem: Female, AT: Audibility threshold, ET: Electrophysiological threshold, PT: Psychoacoustic threshold, *: statistically significant p-value.