Analyses of Weight/Blood Pressure Changes before and after Tonsillectomy in Adults: A Longitudinal Follow-Up Study

Jee Hye Wee, Chanyang Min, Dae Myoung Yoo, Min Woo Park, Chang Myeon Song, Bumjung Park and Hyo Geun Choi
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Jee Hye Wee: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Anyang 14068, Korea
Chanyang Min: Hallym Data Science Laboratory, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Anyang 14068, Korea
Dae Myoung Yoo: Hallym Data Science Laboratory, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Anyang 14068, Korea
Min Woo Park: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul 05355, Korea
Chang Myeon Song: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea
Bumjung Park: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Anyang 14068, Korea
Hyo Geun Choi: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Anyang 14068, Korea

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 4, 1-9

Abstract: This study aimed to evaluate the changes in weight and blood pressure in Korean adults who underwent tonsillectomy compared to controls. A nested case-control study used data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service-Health Screening Cohort (2002–2015). Tonsillectomy was defined using claim code Q2300. The changes in weight and systolic/diastolic blood pressure (SBP/DBP) were measured before tonsillectomy and 1 year after tonsillectomy (study I) in some participants and during the second year after tonsillectomy (study II) in other participants. Patients who underwent tonsillectomy ( n = 569 in study I; n = 556 in study II) were 1:4 matched with control participants ( n = 2276 in study I; n = 2224 in study II). The paired t -test and linear mixed model were used to test the differences between groups at each time point. There were no changes in body mass index ( p = 0.732 in study I; p = 0.128 in study II), SBP ( p = 0.344 in study I; p = 0.559 in study II), or DBP ( p = 0.826 in study I; p = 0.524 in study II) between the tonsillectomy patients and controls in the first or second year postoperatively. Subgroup analyses by age, sex, and degree of obesity showed consistent results. Tonsillectomy does not lead to a change in weight or blood pressure in Korean adults.

Keywords: tonsillectomy; body weight changes; blood pressure; population surveillance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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