tendency towards significancep =0.081
For the comparison between the OSA and non-OSA groups, hypertrophy of both the pharyngeal (adenoid) ( p =0.049) and palatine ( p <0.001) tonsils was statistically more frequent in the OSA group, and a MMI of class III/IV also showed a tendency towards significance for the OSA group ( p =0.081) ( Table 3 ).