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Impact of pediatric obesity on the prevalence and outcome of otitis media with effusion

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Mar 27, 2020

Al Araifi AK, et al. - This study was undertaken to investigate the effect of pediatric obesity on the prevalence and outcome of otitis media with effusion (OME). Researchers performed a case-control study including 112 children aged 2-18 years who had undergone ventilation tube insertion for the treatment of OME during 2015-2017 (cases) and 130 children with no history of OME matching for age and gender (control group). They classified each group into four subgroups based on BMI by age and gender. They explored variations in the BMI between the cases and the control group. The cases were further categorized into obese and non-obese subgroups and were correlated to ascertain the effect of obesity on the presentation and outcome of OME. The results showed that pediatric obesity might be correlated with the enhancement of OME. Furthermore, compared to non-obese patients, obese OME individuals are more prone to develop recurrence.

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