Research Article

The Normative Study of Acoustic and Aerodynamic Characteristics of Voice among Healthy Adult Turkish Speaker Population

Table 2

ANOVAs run for each parameter within each protocol.
(a)

Vital capacity
SourcePower

 Expiratory airflow duration
 Age1.0610.3480.0575
 Gender12.595<0.0010.942
 Gender-age0.5230.5940.0500
Peak expiratory airflow
 Age2.5690.0790.318
 Gender15.794<0.0010.988
 Gender-age1.1490.5420.0500
Expiratory volume
 Age27.081<0.0011.000
 Gender111.939<0.0011.000
 Gender-age1.8670.1570.189

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(b)

Maximum sustained phonation
SourcePowerPower

Maximum SPLPhonation time
Age4.3240.0150.62112.319<0.0010.996
Gender0.5350.5350.050019.458<0.0010.996
Gender-age0.7700.7700.05001.8630.1580.188

Minimum SPLPeak expiratory airflow
Age4.4020.080.6323.6780.0270.518
Gender1.0880.2980.056811.623<0.0010.919
Gender-age4.3670.0140.0140.1020.9030.0500

Mean SPLMean expiratory airflow
Age1.8300.1630.1832.5650.0790.317
Gender1.5000.2220.10134.733<0.0011.000
Gender-age0.8330.4360.05000.3100.7340.0500

SPL rangeExpiratory volume
Age7.662<0.0010.92410.393<0.0010.986
Gender1.6340.2030.11689.935<0.0011.000
Gender-age4.1270.0180.5912.1240.1220.235

Mean SPL during voicingMean pitch
Age2.3420.0990.2751.8690.1570.189
Gender0.0150.7470.0500321.984<0.0011.000
Gender-age1.2360.2930.083912.307<0.0010.996

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(c)

Comfortable sustained phonation
SourcePowerPower

Maximum SPLPhonation time
Age1.4850.2290.1241.1250.3270.0670
Gender0.3140.5760.05000.006790.9340.0500
Gender-age0.5220.5940.05000.3390.7130.0500

Minimum SPLPeak expiratory airflow
Age0.5720.5660.05000.8290.4380.0501
Gender1.1380.2870.06217.1210.0080.0520
Gender-age0.6950.5000.05000.6520.5220.0562

Mean SPLMean expiratory airflow
Age1.8300.1630.1831.1760.3110.747
Gender1.5000.2220.10127.823<0.0011.000
Gender-age0.8330.4360.05000.07210.9300.0500

SPL rangeExpiratory volume
Age1.6370.1970.1491.1980.3040.0781
Gender1.2910.2570.078527.808<0.0011.000
Gender-age0.09120.9130.05000.09050.9130.0500

Mean pitch
Age1.3450.2630.101
Gender322.828<0.0011.000
Gender-age10.108<0.0010.983

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(d)

Variation in sound pressure level
SourcePowerPower

Maximum SPLMean pitch
Age1.8330.1630.1830.2110.8100.0500
Gender0.5620.4540.0500408.017<0.0011.000
Gender-age1.1700.3130.073815.688<0.0011.000

Minimum SPLPitch range
Age3.2980.0390.4524.3140.0150.619
Gender6.2030.0140.62118.349<0.0010.993
Gender-age1.5390.2170.1331.6310.1980.148

Mean SPLTarget airflow
Age1.8300.1630.1833.4560.0330.479
Gender1.5000.2220.10195.265<0.0011.000
Gender-age0.8330.4360.05000.06050.9410.0500

SPL range
Age2.4730.0870.300
Gender2.8650.0920.258
Gender-age0.9440.3910.0500

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(e)

Voicing efficiency
SourcePowerPower

Maximum SPLPeak expiratory airflow
Age4.3940.0140.6311.1210.3280.0665
Gender0.2000.6550.050076.064<0.0011.000
Gender-age0.2360.7900.05000.7770.4610.0500

Mean SPLTarget airflow
Age4.2480.0160.6091.9290.1480.200
Gender0.3860.5350.050070.980<0.0011.000
Gender-age0.1430.8670.05000.2840.7530.0500

Mean SPL during voicingExpiratory volume
Age2.8930.0580.3785.5090.0050.772
Gender0.2230.2230.10037.879<0.0011.000
Gender-age0.5380.5380.05000.7060.4950.0500

Mean pitchMean airflow during voicing
Age1.0710.3450.05901.8380.1620.184
Gender3.7300.0550.36068.253<0.0011.000
Gender-age0.3640.3640.05110.2270.7970.0500

Pitch rangeAerodynamic power
Age0.6320.5320.05000.5040.6050.0500
Gender25.499<0.0011.00055.450<0.0011.000
Gender-age0.2490.7800.05000.01260.9870.0500

Expiratory airflow durationAerodynamic resistance
Age13.205<0.0010.9987.006<0.0010.892
Gender3.9280.0490.3833.8990.0500.379
Gender-age0.6350.5310.05001.4250.2430.114

Peak air pressureAerodynamic efficiency
Age5.6540.0040.7861.7280.1800.165
Gender11.254<0.0010.9096.7910.010.671
Gender-age1.6190.2010.1461.6910.1870.158

Mean peak air pressureAcoustic ohms
Age4.7700.0090.6847.053<0.0010.894
Gender8.4070.0040.7863.9280.0490.383
Gender-age0.6620.5170.05001.4470.2380.117

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