Histogram

Reason tonsils/adenoids removed vs Visit
Visit 5
Total 735
Infection 60
Allergies 4
Enlarged/Swollen 54
Failure to thrive -
Other 5
Apnea 11
Don't know 42
Unknown 559
Reason tonsils/adenoids removed vs Participant's age (category)
Visit 5
5-14 yrs old 15-24 yrs old 25-34 yrs old 35-44 years 45-54 years 55-64 years 65-74 years 75-84 years 85 years or older Total
Total 64 112 62 98 148 84 57 31 2 658
Infection 3 3 - 5 20 13 7 4 - 55
Allergies - 1 - - 1 1 - - - 3
Enlarged/Swollen 5 6 4 2 15 7 8 3 1 51
Failure to thrive - - - - - - - - - -
Other - - - - 3 1 1 - - 5
Apnea 1 2 1 - 5 2 - - - 11
Don't know - 1 2 6 7 6 12 4 - 38
Unknown 55 99 55 85 97 54 29 20 1 495
Reason tonsils/adenoids removed vs Participant's sex
Visit 5
Female Male Total
Total 406 329 735
Infection 43 17 60
Allergies 2 2 4
Enlarged/Swollen 24 30 54
Failure to thrive - - -
Other 2 3 5
Apnea 5 6 11
Don't know 18 24 42
Unknown 312 247 559
Reason tonsils/adenoids removed vs Participant's race
Visit 5
White Black More than one race Total
Total 304 409 22 735
Infection 39 19 2 60
Allergies 2 1 1 4
Enlarged/Swollen 39 14 1 54
Failure to thrive - - - -
Other 3 2 - 5
Apnea 1 8 2 11
Don't know 30 12 - 42
Unknown 190 353 16 559