Relationship between chronic otitis media with effusion and overweight or obesity in children
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Tarih
2017
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Cambridge Univ Press
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Objectives: Otitis media with effusion and obesity are both common in childhood and might share some immunological alterations. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between chronic otitis media with effusion and childhood overweight or obesity, including the potential effects of adenoid or tonsillar hypertrophy on that relationship. Methods: This study included 60 children with chronic otitis media with effusion and 86 healthy children aged from 2 to 10 years. Measures of height and weight were used to calculate the body mass index, weight for height and weight z score. Results: The prevalence of overweight or obesity was higher in children with chronic otitis media with effusion, according to the weight for height percentiles (p = 0.012). However, neither the presence of adenoid or tonsillar hypertrophy nor the degree of adenoid hypertrophy was associated with overweight or obesity. Conclusion: Overweight and obesity might be risk factors for developing chronic otitis media with effusion, or vice versa.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Child, Overweight, Obesity, Otitis Media with Effusion
Kaynak
Journal of Laryngology and Otology
WoS Q Değeri
Q4
Scopus Q Değeri
Q2
Cilt
131
Sayı
10
