Table V.

Results of univariate and multivariable logistic regression analysis between reduced or increased OVJ (dependent variable) and the ENT independent variables.

Variable	Reduced OVJ				Univariate analysis				Multivariable analysis
	NO (n = 197,89%)		YES (n = 24,11%)
	n	%	n	%	OR	95% CI		p Value	OR	95% CI		p Value
Adenoidal hypertrophy
1	23	88.5	3	11.5
2	72	91.1	7	8.9	0.75	0.18	3.12	0.69	0.58	0.11	2.92	0.51
3	59	92.2	5	7.8	0.65	0.14	2.94	0.58	0.43	0.08	2.36	0.33
4	43	82.7	9	17.3	1.60	0.40	6.52	0.51	1.11	0.21	5.94	0.91
Tonsillar grading
1	41	91.1	4	8.9
2	91	91.0	9	9.0	1.01	0.30	3.48	0.98	1.09	0.29	4.16	0.90
3	45	83.3	9	16.7	2.05	0.59	7.17	0.26	2.14	0.53	8.65	0.28
4	20	90.9	2	9.1	1.03	0.17	6.08	0.98	0.98	0.14	6.81	0.99
Nasal septum deviation
No	166	89.2	20	10.8
Yes	31	88.6	4	11.4	1.07	0.34	3.35	0.91	1.28	0.36	4.52	0.70
Variable	Incresed OVJ				Univariate analysis				Multivariable analysis
	NO (n = 151, 68%)		YES (n = 70, 32%)
	n	%	n	%	OR	95% CI		p Value	OR	95% CI		p Value
Adenoidal hypertrophy
1	21	80.8	5	19.2
2	48	60.8	31	39.2	2.71	0.93	7.95	0.07	2.18	0.64	7.49	0.21
3	46	71.9	18	28.1	1.64	0.54	5.02	0.38	1.62	0.45	5.90	0.46
4	36	69.2	16	30.8	1.87	0.60	5.83	0.28	1.32	0.35	5.02	0.68
Tonsillar grading
1	40	88.9	5	11.1
2	59	59.0	41	41.0	5.56	2.02	15.29	0.00*	5.46	1.91	15.65	0.00*
3	41	75.9	13	24.1	2.54	0.83	7.77	0.10	2.87	0.88	9.32	0.08
4	11	50.0	11	50.0	8.00	2.29	27.93	0.00*	10.17	2.59	39.89	0.00*
Nasal septum deviation
No	125	67.2	61	32.8
Yes	26	74.3	9	25.7	0.71	0.31	1.61	0.41	0.81	0.33	1.97	0.64

^* statistically significant, p value ≤ 0.05.