The risk of overweight and obesity in children after tonsillectomy: A cross-sectional study


Topal K., Kara C. O., Bozkurt A. İ., SAATÇI E.

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, cilt.270, sa.2, ss.689-694, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 270 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00405-012-2064-x
  • Dergi Adı: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.689-694
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Adenoidectomy, Obesity, Overweight, Secondary school, Tonsillectomy
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the prevalence of tonsillectomy among secondary school children and to investigate whether tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy is a risk factor for childhood obesity. A total of 27 secondary schools with 12,296 students between the ages 11 and 17 were screened in Denizli, Turkey. We determined 129 students who had undergone tonsillectomy; each student was matched with two healthy control subjects of the same age and sex (n = 258). A 28-item questionnaire on nutrition and physical exercise was completed by the parents. Age-adjusted body mass index and waist circumference percentiles of Turkish boys and girls were used for the assessment of overweight and obesity. The prevalence of tonsillectomy was 1.0 %. There was no significant relationship between having tonsillectomy and being overweight or obese and physical exercise and screen time (p > 0.05 for each). Logistic regression analyses suggested no significant effect of tonsillectomy on overweight or obesity of the subjects (p > 0.05). It seems that tonsillectomy had no effect on overweight and obesity among children. © 2012 Springer-Verlag.