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Published in final edited form as: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014 Mar 13;151(2):333–340. doi: 10.1177/0194599814525576

Table 4.

OM-6 and PedsQL Infant Impact Scores by Type of Practice and History of Tubes.

Overall	OM-6	P Value	PedsQL 1-12 Mo	P Value	PedsQL 13-24 Mo	P Value
Peds Oto, Mean (SD), n	3.30 (1.25), 922		74.56 (14.00), 384		78.92 (13.81), 621
PCP, Mean (SD), n	2.52 (1.28), 85	< .001	82.64 (13.59), 74	< .001	86.82 (10.93), 132	< .001
Peds Oto sites
Recommendation for tube placement
Yes, Mean (SD), n	3.50 (1.22), 642		72.13 (14.60), 249		77.83 (13.82), 420
No, Mean (SD), n	2.74 (1.19), 91	< .001	79.91 (12.04), 57	< .001	82.16 (11.66), 69	.014
Presence of prior tubes
Yes, Mean (SD), n	2.84 (1.23), 178		78.21 (11.00), 67		81.24 (14.62),	125
No, Mean (SD), n	3.42 (1.23), 707	< .001	73.47 (14.53), 296	.003	78.39 (13.60), 477	.050
PCP sites
Recommendation for tube placement
Yes, Mean (SD), n	2.98 (1.26), 8		70.60 (17.91), 3		74.92 (13.90), 6
No, Mean (SD), n	2.47 (1.52), 74	.389	84.27 (11.94), 128	.317	87.90 (10.23), 66	.071
Presence of prior tubes
Yes, Mean (SD), n	3.23 (1.35), 9		77.57 (16.05), 7		70.48 (14.71), 5
No, Mean (SD), n	2.41 (1.25), 75	.119	84.50 (11.92), 126	.301	88.00 (9.72), 69	.055

Abbreviations: OM-6, Otitis Media 6; PCP, family practice or pediatric; Peds Oto, pediatric otolaryngology; PedsQL, PedsQL Infant Impact Module.