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Table 5 Association between age and referral rates in participants using TDH-39 supra-aural earphones and noise-cancelling headphones at 30 dB HL and 25 dB HL

From: Hearing screening for school children: utility of noise-cancelling headphones

Referral rates

No. of Refer (%)

χ 2

p-value

 

TDH-39

PXC-450

  

500 Hz Included

30 dB HL

 6 (n= 108)

15.7% (17)

3.7% (4)

N/A1

1

  7 (n=288)

13.5% (39)

3.5% (10)

  8 (n=68)

11.8% (8)

1.5% (1)

25 dB HL

 6 (n= 108)

29.6% (32)

15.7% (17)

0.04

0.9802

  7 (n=288)

26.0% (75)

12.8% (37)

  8 (n=68)

29.4% (20)

14.7% (10)

500 Hz Excluded

30 dB HL

 6 (n= 108)

1.9% (2)

0.9% (1)

N/A1

0.6786

  7 (n=288)

0.3% (1)

1% (3)

  8 (n=68)

0% (0)

1.5% (1)

25 dB HL

 6 (n= 108)

2.8% (3)

2.8% (3)

N/A1

1

  7 (n=288)

3.5% (10)

4.3% (12)

   (n=68)

2.9% (2)

2.9% (2)

  1. N/A1: Fisher’s Exact Test used; d.f. = 2; α = 0.05.