Robinson D O, Allen D V, Root L P
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
J Speech Hear Disord. 1988 Aug;53(3):341-6. doi: 10.1044/jshd.5303.341.
Black (N = 63) and White (N = 74) infants, ages 6-13 months, were screened by tympanometry for signs of middle ear dysfunction. More White infants (57%) than Black (33%) failed initial screening (p less than .01). Retest of initial failures after a minimum 6-week interval showed an overall reduction in failure rates, but the significant (p less than .05) racial effect was still obtained. Implications of these findings for the clinician are discussed.
对63名6至13个月大的黑人婴儿和74名白人婴儿进行了鼓室图检查，以筛查中耳功能障碍的迹象。初次筛查未通过的白人婴儿（57%）比黑人婴儿（33%）更多（p小于0.01）。在至少间隔6周后对初次筛查未通过的婴儿进行重新测试，结果显示失败率总体有所降低，但仍存在显著的（p小于0.05）种族差异。本文讨论了这些研究结果对临床医生的意义。
