27 September 2023 : Clinical Research
Audiometric Outcomes of Ventilation Drainage Treatment for Otitis Media with Effusion in Children: Implications for Speech Development and Hearing Loss
Kornela Partycka-Pietrzyk
1ABCDF*, Artur Niedzielski 2A, Anna Kasprzyk 2E, Joanna Jabłońska 1B, Grażyna Mielnik-Niedzielska 1AB, Lechosław P. Chmielik 2F
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.941350
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e941350
Table 2 Risk factor rates in the study groups.
| Risk factor | Present | Absent | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Tobacco smoking | 67 | 51.5 | 63 | 48.5 |
| Reflux | 16 | 12.3 | 114 | 87.7 |
| Allergy | 67 | 51.5 | 63 | 48.5 |
| Genetic syndrome | 24 | 18.5 | 106 | 81.5 |
| Cleft palate | 28 | 21.5 | 102 | 78.5 |