TABLE 1.
Participant characteristics and sampled locations by group
Characteristic | Controls |
Chronic OME patients | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Cochlear implant recipients | Children attending day care | All | ||
No. of participants | 12 | 41 | 53 | 70 |
Age in yrs (mean ± SD) | 9.01 ± 9.74 | 1.58 ± 8.38 | 4.56 ± 7.21 | 4.38 ± 2.42 |
% Female | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
Sampled locationsa | AN, NP, ME | NP | AN, NP, ME | AN, NP, Ad, Ad, ME, ECa |
AN, anterior nares; NP, nasopharynx; Ad, adenoids; ME, middle ear; EC, ear canal.