Audiogram Comparison of Workers from Five Professional Categories

Table 1

Descriptive analysis and comparison of the arithmetic means, in dB (HL), for the tonal thresholds at the audiometric frequencies of 3, 4, and 6 kHz for each ear, establishing a function and comparing the evaluated sides (profile test by contrasts) ().

Companies	Variable		Mean	SD	Minimum	Median	Maximum
Footwear	R_Mean346; L_Mean346	266; 266	10.78; 11.21	8.05; 8.73	−1.70; −3.30	10.00; 10.00	53.30; 50.00
Beverage	R_ Mean346; L_ Mean346	150; 150	11.60; 13.69	9.63; 10.57	−3.33; −1.67	10.00; 10.84	70.00; 63.33
Ceramics	R_ Mean346; L_ Mean346	234; 234	11.36; 12.98	9.51; 11.18	−3.30; −5.00	8.30; 10.00	58.30; 63.30
Metallurgical	R_Mean346; L_Mean346	1254; 1254	11.39; 13.03	10.77; 10.96	−3.33; −3.33	8.33; 10.00	90.00; 10.00
Transport	R_Mean346; L_Mean346	236; 236	15.66; 17.03	10.67; 11.44	0.00; −1.67	13.33; 15.00	63.33; 60.00