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Variables Mean (SD) Median (IQR) Age 6.1 (2.5) 6 (4, 8) Height (cm) 104 (21.74) 104 (86, 122) Weight (Kg) 21 (11.43) 19.4 (13.8, 28) BMI 19.94 (12.01) 15.71 (14, 21.18) BMI: body mass index
Variable Before surgery After surgery P-value OM-6 score Median (IQR) 16 (12, 21) 7 (6, 7) <0.001 Mean (SD) 16.42 (6.41) 6.87 (1.02) OM-6: Otitis Media 6-Item (OM-6) questionnaire, IQR: Interquartile range; SD: Standard deviation
OM-6 score Before surgery After surgery P-value Physical Median (IQR) 3 (2, 5) 1 (1, 1) <0.001 Mean (SD) 3.54±1.86 1.13±0.33 Hearing Median (IQR) 4.5 (2, 6) 1 (1, 1) <0.001 Mean (SD) 4.12±2.03 1.21±0.48 Speech Median (IQR) 1 (1, 3) 1 (1, 1) <0.001 Mean (SD) 2.24±1.80 1.15±0.35 Emotional Median (IQR) 1 (1, 5) 1 (1, 1) <0.001 Mean (SD) 2.78±2.24 1.05±0.22 Activity Median (IQR) 1 (1, 4) 1 (1, 1) <0.001 Mean (SD) 2.55±1.92 1.14±0.35 Caregiver Median (IQR) 1 (1, 1) 1 (1, 1) -------- Mean (SD) 1.19±0.44) 1.19±0.44) OM-6: Otitis Media 6-Item (OM-6) questionnaire, IQR: interquartile range, SD: standard deviation