Table 5 Jet fuel exposure group means for behavioural procedures investigating central auditory functions a,b
From: Jet fuel exposure and auditory outcomes in Australian air force personnel
Test | Low exposure (95% CI) | Medium exposure (95% CI) | High exposure (95% CI) | p-value c |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Compressed speech, % | 51.80 (47.14–56.46) | 42.07 (36.95–47.20) | 45.60 (41.52–49.69) | 0.039* |
Words-in-noise, dB SNR | 5.99 (5.24–6.74) | 7.40 (6.55–8.25) | 7.28 (6.43–8.13) | 0.038* |
Dichotic digits, % | 92.67 (87.80–97.54) | 89.69 (87.08–92.31) | 87.23 (81.93–92.53) | 0.413 |
Pitch pattern sequence, % | 100.0 (98.16–100.0) | 97.28 (94.50–100.0) | 94.13 (89.97–98.30) | 0.082 |
Duration pattern sequence, % | 99.50 (98.08–100.0) | 98.42 (97.00–99.84) | 96.82 (93.53–100.0) | 0.434 |
ATTR, ms | ||||
Within channel | 3.51 (2.31–4.71) | 3.28 (2.46–4.10) | 5.24 (2.91–7.56) | 0.228 |
Across channel | 48.63 (34.90–62.35) | 41.65 (29.40–53.90) | 46.53 (33.98–59.09) | 0.720 |