Table IV.

Mean number of tonsillitis attacks and degree of different tonsillitis symptoms in group 2 vs. group 3 comparing post-treatment values.

Clinical variables (Mean ± SD)	Group 2	Group 3	P-value
Tonsillitis attacks	4 ± 1.3	2 ± 0.3	0.04*
Number of school absence days	10 ± 1.3	6 ± 0.6	0.02*
Dysphagia	5 ± 0.7	3 ± 0.2	0.01*
Fever	4 ± 0.6	2 ± 0.2	0.01*
Body ache	4 ± 0.7	2 ± 0.1	<0.0001*
Arthralgia	4 ± 08	1 ± 0.1	<0.0001*

Data presented as mean ± standard deviation. *P < .05 (Student's t-test for paired samples): represents significant difference.