Table 3

Mean absolute difference* in hearing threshold between screening and diagnostic tests by frequency

Absolute difference (dB)
FrequencyEarsMean*SD
*The mean absolute differences in hearing threshold between the two tests were statistically significant (p<0.001) by the Wilcoxon signed rank test at all frequencies, for both ears.
500 HzLeft8.7811.33
Right8.1410.42
1000 HzLeft5.488.05
Right4.038.04
2000 HzLeft2.897.69
Right2.598.00
3000 HzLeft3.748.19
Right3.658.07
4000 HzLeft1.949.28
Right1.798.59
6000 HzLeft2.0211.56
Right1.7811.63
8000 HzLeft1.4710.31
Right1.7410.87