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There was a significant improvement in obstructive apnea\u2010hypopnea index (oAHI), apnea index (AI), and saturation nadir across all 3\u00a0groups after AT. Preoperative oAHI, AI, and hypopnea index (HI) were similar regardless of tonsil size (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &gt;. 05). Overall, oAHI improved from a median of 11.8 \u00b1 21.7 to 2.0 \u00b1 6.1 events\/h, with 40% (28\/70) of children having complete resolution. The oAHI (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt;. 0001\u20100.02), AI (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt;. 0001\u20100.017), HI (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt;. 0001\u20100.058), and saturation nadir (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt;. 0001\u20100.017) significantly improved for the 2+, 3+, and 4+ groups. Only the HI (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> =. 058) in the 2+ group did not. The median oAHI improvement was 3.4 \u00b1 26.4 events\/h in the 2+ group, 8.3 \u00b1 16.6 events\/h in the 3+ group, and 12.3 \u00b1 19.5 events\/h in the 4+ group, with 25% (5\/20), 50% (18\/36), and 36% (5\/14), respectively, having complete resolution. There was no correlation between OSA severity and tonsil or adenoid size (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &gt;. 32).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Tonsil size did not correlate with OSA severity. 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