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Table 1 General population characteristics

From: Improvement in BMI z-score following adenotonsillectomy in adolescents aged 12–18 years: a retrospective cohort study

Variables

N = 242 (%)

Sex

 

 Female

143 (59.1)

Ethnic group

 Arabs

91 (37.6)

 Jewish religious

6 (2.5)

 General

145 (59.9)

Age category

 12–14 years

132 (54.3)

 14–16 years

60 (24.7)

 16–18 years

50 (20.6)

Z score category:

 Normal

127 (52.5)

 Overweight

74 (30.6)

 Obesity

33 (13.6)

 Thinness

6 (2.5)

 Severe Thinness

2 (0.8)

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BMC Pediatrics

ISSN: 1471-2431

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