Table 5.
Correlation between the level of tonsil obstruction and the domains.
| Palatine tonsils | Pharyngeal tonsils | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical suffering | p coefficient | p coefficient | ||
| Sleep disorders | 0.45230 | 0.0034 | 0.43922 | 0.0046 |
| Speech and swallowing problems | 0.18398 | 0.2558 | 0.29135 | 0.0482 |
| Emotional discomfort | 0.31241 | 0.0497 | 0.05239 | 0.7482 |
| Activities limitations | 0.02754 | 0.8661 | 0.10497 | 0.5192 |
| Parents’ concern with snoring | 0.15275 | 0.3467 | 0.27733 | 0.0832 |
| Summation of all the domains | 0.06596 | 0.6860 | 0.31153 | 0.0204 |
| Soma de todos os dominios | 0.37358 | 0.0176 | 0.28328 | 0.0765 |
Spearman’s non-parametric correlation (n = 40 p ≤ 0.05).