Table 10 Hearing loss 3 months post first fitting compared to baseline: results of ANCOVA model applied for subgroup analyses by baseline hearing at 500 Hz air-conducted audiometry (> 65 dB or ≤ 65 dB)—ITT set
Subgroup | Effect | Estimate | Standard error | p value | 95% confidence interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Less or equal to 65 dB | ACEMg - placebo | − 11.46 | 9.1677502 | 0.2374 | (− 31.63, 8.72) |
Surgeon 2 - other surgeons | − 3.12 | 9.6611576 | 0.7529 | (− 24.38, 18.15) | |
Flex 24 - Flex 20 | 23.26 | 13.8967484 | 0.1224 | (− 7.33, 53.85) | |
Flex 28 - Flex 20 | 27.69 | 17.8852439 | 0.1498 | (− 11.68, 67.06) | |
Flex 28 - Flex 24 | 4.43 | 12.9790722 | 0.7393 | (− 24.14, 33.00) | |
More than 65 dB | ACEMg - placebo | − 1.89 | 4.4766332 | 0.6767 | (− 11.07, 7.30) |
Surgeon 2 - other surgeons | − 0.23 | 4.8327054 | 0.9623 | (− 10.15, 9.69) | |
Flex 28 - Flex 24 | 13.09 | 8.2152402 | 0.1227 | (− 3.77, 29.95) |