Table 1 Participants in Hyperacusis (HA) and Control (CTR) groups: demographics, Pure-tone audiometry (PTA), Loudness discomfort levels (LDL), Hyperacusis Questionnaire17 score (HQ), and clinician’s ratings for depressive symptoms (MDD) based on Structural Clinical Interview for DSM-520
From: Sparse machine learning of resting-state fMRI reveals brain-wide dysconnectivity in hyperacusis
Hyperacusis (HA) | Controls (CTR) | p-value, Hedges’ g [95% CI] | |
|---|---|---|---|
No. of participants | 14 | 25 | - |
Age (years) | 19 ± 2 | 20 ± 2 | n.s (= 0.5279) # |
Sex | 9 F, 5 M | 13 F, 12 M | n.s (= 0.5178) ^ |
PTA average 0.5,1,2,4 kHz (dB HL) | 7.01 ± 2.67 | 8.33 ± 2.84 | n.s (= 0.1725) # g = -0.45 [-1.13, 0.2] |
LDL 1 kHz (dB HL) | 85.71 ± 10.2 | 94.4 ± 8.19 | =0.0148 # g = -0.92 [-1.52 -0.32] |
LDL 4 kHz (dB HL) | 80.18 ± 11.59 | 88.7 ± 12.69 | =0.0481 # g = -0.66 [-1.34 -0.04] |
LDL speech (dB HL) | 84.64 ± 9.11 | 93.3 ± 8.08 | =0.0084 # g = -0.98 [-1.76 -0.23] |
HQ score (0–42) | 26.07 ± 2.84 | 8.8 ± 4.37 | =1.4e-16 # g = 4.23 [3.1 5.62] |
MDD ratings (absent(0), subthreshold(1), at or above threshold(2)) | 6(0), 8(1), 0(2) | 15(0), 10(1), 0(2) | n.s (=0.4868) ^ |
