Table 8.
Comparison of the audibility, electrophysiological and psychoacoustic thresholds at 1,000 Hz.
1000 Hz | Male | Female | ||||
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AT | ET | PT | AT | ET | PT | |
Minimum | 0 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 5 |
Maximum | 15 | 80 | 35 | 15 | 80 | 40 |
Size | 40 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
Lower limit | 3,01 | 62,52 | 19,40 | 3,44 | 50,89 | 18,60 |
Upper limit | 5,74 | 68,76 | 23,85 | 5,81 | 57,61 | 23,15 |
Mean | 4,38 | 65,64 | 21,63 | 4,63 | 54,25 | 20,88 |
Median | 5 | 60 | 25 | 5 | 50 | 20 |
Standard deviation | 4,41 | 9,95 | 7,20 | 3,82 | 10,83 | 7,33 |
p-value | <0,001* | <0,001* |
AT: Audibility threshold, ET: Electrophysiological threshold, PT: Psychoacoustic threshold, *: statistically significant p-value.