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. 2015 Nov 20;78(5):27–37. doi: 10.5935/1808-8694.20120005

Table 5.

Annoyance with loud and high pitch sounds according to studied variables.


Annoyance with loud sounds

Annoyance with high pitch sounds
Yes No Yes No
n % n % n % n %
Tinnitus (continuous/pulsate) 0.0142 0.2079*
No response 0 13 0 13
Yes 46 38.0 75 62.0 6 5.0 115 95.0
No 93 26.3 261 73.7 8 2.3 346 97.7
Ear infections 0.4726 0.7502*
No response 30 53 1 82
None 49 23.9 156 76.1 8 3.9 197 96.1
1 to 3 41 29.3 99 70.7 3 2.1 137 97.9
4 or more 17 33.3 34 66.7 2 3.9 49 96.1
Do not know 2 22.2 7 77.8 0 0.0 9 100.0
Gender 0.0029 0.3744
Female 78 35.1 144 64.9 8 3.6 214 96.4
No 61 22.9 205 77.1 6 2.3 260 97.7
Number of types of exposures to loud sounds 0.4063 0.4779*
0 23 24.0 73 76.0 3 3.1 93 96.9
1 36 25.9 103 74.1 3 2.2 136 97.8
2 38 30.2 88 69.8 2 1.6 124 98.4
3 or more 42 33.1 85 66.9 6 4.7 121 95.3
Firework exposure (child's answer) 0.4152 0.5187
No response 0 12 0 12
Yes 55 31.4 120 68.6 4 2.3 171 97.7
No 84 27.9 217 72.1 10 3.3 291 96.7
Parents' educational level 0.0414 0.4456*
No response 32 55 1 86
Elementary uncompleted 24 24.0 76 76.0 2 2.0 98 98.0
Elementary completed 6 14.0 37 86.0 0 0.0 43 100.0
High school 54 33.5 107 66.5 6 3.7 155 96.3
Bachelor and graduation 23 23.7 74 76.3 5 5.2 92 94.8

Chi-Square Test

*

Fisher's Exact Test.