[Relationship between weight and tonsillectomy].
1,074 children, aged 11 and 14 years, have been examined. Their height and weight was measured, the %BMI was calculated, and the authors have known about performance of tonsillectomy in the past, in each schoolchild. It was found a significant relationship between tonsillectomy and overweight only in the male aged 14 years. A probability that stress after surgery leads to overweight is discussed.
Consellería de Sanidad y Seguridad Social, Comunidad Autónoma de las Islas Baleares.
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D000293:Adolescent; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*; D012572:School Health Services; D013030:Spain; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery
Relaciones entre el peso y la amigdalectomía.