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Figure 10: Tonsillectomy (OPS code: 5-281.0), prevalence in 2010, stratified by age and gender

The graphs of male and female patients indicate the prevalence (y-axis) according to age groups (x-axis). There was a significant difference between male and female patients at the age of 15 to 30 years. m = male; w = female