Table 1 Characteristics of the sample of patients involved in the control group and ACE group (n = 114)
Variable | Control group | ACE group | p-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|
x̄ (SD) o p50 (p25-p75) | x̄ (SD) o p50 (p25-p75) | ||
Age | 79 (75.5–85.0) | 79 (72.0–85.0) | 0.498 |
Education | 6 (3.5–10.0) | 7 (6.0–12.0) | 0.056 |
Number of women | 37 (61.67%) | 29 (53.70%) | 0.390 |
Self-perception of state of health | |||
Excellent | 2 (3.33%) | 3 (5.56%) | 0.617 |
Very good | 2 (3.33%) | 3 (5.56%) | |
Good | 21 (35.0%) | 16 (29.63%) | |
Alright | 28 (46.67%) | 21 (38.89%) | |
Bad | 7 (11.67%) | 11 (20.37%) | |
Number of chronic illnesses | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–3) | 0.606 |
Monthly income (in chilean pesos) | 180,000 (150,000-230,000) | 180,000 (130,000-220,000) | 0.912 |
Monthly spending on medication (in chilean pesos) | 125,000 (0,00-300,000) | 150,000 (0,00-300,000) | 0.562 |
How many people do they live with? | |||
1 | 10 (16.67%) | 7 (12.96%) | 0.708 |
2 | 24 (40.00%) | 25 (46.30%) | |
3 | 13 (21.67%) | 9 (16.67%) | |
4 | 12 (20.00%) | 10 (18.52%) | |
5 | 1 (1.67%) | 3 (5.56%) | |
MMSE | 25 (23.0-27.5) | 27 (23.0–28.0) | 0.317 |
(Yesavage) Depression Scale | 4 (2–6) | 4 (2–7) | 0.306 |
Willingness to use hearing aid | 3 (1.5-5) | 3 (1–4) | 0.247 |
Pure Tone Average (PTA) | 60.30 (50.60-68.45) | 63.55 (52.50–74.40) | 0.179 |
Years of experience with hearing aids | |||
Left ear | 0 (0-2.50) | 0 (0-1.8) | 0.605 |
Right ear | 1 (0–3) | 1 (0-3.08) | 0.962 |