Monday, April 04, 2005
Milestone 1.0: Groundbreaking survey results
The first milestone in my efforts to advocate for research into the long-term effects of tonsillectomies is reporting the results of the groundbreaking survey I conducted. The survey was purposefully short to gauge if any differences would arise when comparing tonsillectomized adults with their "tonsils-intact" counterparts. The areas of comparison were:
1. Overall Health
2. Physical Activity
3. Vision
4. Hearing
5. Dental Health
6. Health Conditions
Fifty-three people participated, of which:
24 were tonsillectomized, 23 during childhood and one in adulthood.
29 were "tonsils-intact"
The average age of all participants was: 40.6 years old.
Participants were asked to rate themselves on a purposefully positive scale from 10 (= Excellent) to 0 (= Poor) in each of the five dimensions (Overall Health, Physical Activity, Vision, Hearing and Dental Health).
One “Yes or No” question inquired about “health conditions” which participants who answered affirmatively could then use to report any conditions they chose.
The following data table compares the average results of the entire sample to the tonsillectomized and "control" (tonsils-intact) groups:
1. Overall Health
2. Physical Activity
3. Vision
4. Hearing
5. Dental Health
6. Health Conditions
Fifty-three people participated, of which:
24 were tonsillectomized, 23 during childhood and one in adulthood.
29 were "tonsils-intact"
The average age of all participants was: 40.6 years old.
Participants were asked to rate themselves on a purposefully positive scale from 10 (= Excellent) to 0 (= Poor) in each of the five dimensions (Overall Health, Physical Activity, Vision, Hearing and Dental Health).
One “Yes or No” question inquired about “health conditions” which participants who answered affirmatively could then use to report any conditions they chose.
The following data table compares the average results of the entire sample to the tonsillectomized and "control" (tonsils-intact) groups:
| N | Age | Health | Physical Activity | Vision | Hearing | Dental | |
| All | 53 | 40.6 | 8.08 | 6.64 | 5.81 | 7.97 | 7.31 |
| T-group | 24 | 43.1 | 7.98 | 6.58 | 5.25 | 8.00 | 7.17 |
| Control | 29 | 38.1 | 8.17 | 6.69 | 6.38 | 7.93 | 7.45 |
