Abdominal Adiposity Correlates with Adenotonsillectomy Outcome in Obese Adolescents with Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Table 2

Upper airway and obesity variables. For quantitative variables, data are presented as mean ± standard error (SE). BMI: body mass index. 𝑃 values are obtained by two-sample 𝑡-test.

Factors/variables	Response to AT (𝑛=7)	No response to AT (𝑛=14)	𝑃 value
(A) Upper airway variables
Tonsilar size 1–4: mean (SE)	2.43 (0.2)	2.36 (0.1)	0.773
Mallampati score 1–4: mean (SE)	2.71 (0.1)	2.86 (0.2)	0.551
(B) Obesity parameters
BMI (kg/m^2): mean(SE)	33.5 (2.1)	37.6 (1.5)	0.131
Neck size (cm): mean (SE)	37.8 (0.51)	38.2 (1.2)	0.411
Waist size (cm): mean (SE)	𝟗𝟕.𝟔(𝟑.𝟕)	𝟏𝟏𝟐.𝟖(𝟐.𝟖)	<0.01 **
Hip size (cm): mean (SE)	𝟏𝟎𝟎.𝟏(𝟐.𝟕)	𝟏𝟏𝟔.𝟐(𝟑.𝟑)	<0.01 **
Waist-hip ratio: mean (SE)	0.97 (0.03)	0.97 (0.01)	0.972

(∗∗0𝑥0𝑒𝑓88P ≤ 0.01).