Table 2 Associations of adenotonsillectomy with mean change in height percentile, weight percentile, and BMI percentile.
From: Growth and sleep outcomes after adenotonsillectomy in pediatric mild sleep-disordered breathing
Adenotonsillectomy | Watchful waiting | Mean difference (95% CI)a | pb | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Randomization [n = 168] | 12 mo. [n = 138] | Change (12 mo. – randomization) [n = 138] | Randomization [n = 162] | 12 mo. [n = 134] | Change (12 mo. – randomization) [n = 134] | |||
Height (percentile) | 65.6 (28.9) | 69.2 (27.1) | 2.0 (10.7) | 60.4 (28.3) | 59.9 (27.4) | 0.1 (10.2) | 2.74 (0.33, 5.15) | 0.026 |
Weight (percentile) | 69.4 (28.6) | 75.2 (26.1) | 4.1 (11.0) | 62.3 (29.8) | 64.6 (29.1) | 2.2 (10.2) | 2.79 (0.29, 5.28) | 0.029 |
BMI (percentile) | 66.3 (30.4) | 72.2 (27.4) | 5.0 (14.1) | 59.0 (32.7) | 63.2 (32.2) | 3.8 (13.9) | 2.37 (-0.83, 5.56) | 0.146 |
<85th at randomization | 48.0 (26.1) | 57.6 (26.2) | 8.6 (16.5) | 40.3 (24.7) | 46.6 (28.1) | 6.09 (16.5) | 3.67 (-1.34, 8.68) | 0.150 |
≥ 85th at randomization | 93.8 (4.9) | 93.6 (8.2) | -0.3 (6.8) | 94.3 (4.2) | 93.9 (5.7) | -0.6 (3.8) | 0.19 (-2.02, 2.41) | 0.863 |
