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Table 2 Demographic, radiographic, and clinical data

From: Low back pain and patient-reported QOL outcomes in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis without corrective surgery

 

Group P (VAS >30 mm, n = 16)

Group N (VAS ≤30 mm, n = 82)

p

Age

15.4 ± 2.3

14.6 ± 2.0

0.190*

Risser grade (0–5)

3.9 ± 1.2

3.5 ± 1.4

0.168*

Cobb angle (°)

 Main thoracic

36.1 ± 11.4

32.0 ± 14.3

0.343*

 Thoracolumbar/lumbar

32.1 ± 14.8

27.5 ± 9.0

0.381*

 Major curve

40.9 ± 12.8

35.5 ± 11.8

0.145*

Location of major curve (thoracic:thoracolumbar/lumbar)

12:4

52:30

0.567**

Apical vertebral translation (mm)

 Main thoracic

28.2 ± 15.5

22.7 ± 16.5

0.180*

 Thoracolumbar/lumbar

18.8 ± 14.7

18.2 ± 13.2

0.939*

T1 tilt (°)

3.4 ± 3.4

3.7 ± 3.8

0.826*

L4 tilt (°)

12.1 ± 8.3

10.2 ± 5.6

0.596*

C7-CSVL (mm)

15.3 ± 9.7

12.8 ± 8.9

0.244*

Thoracic kyphosis (°)

22.0 ± 10.6

21.0 ± 11.6

0.600*

Lumbar lordosis (°)

−50.8 ± 16.9

−49.6 ± 10.7

0.471*

Pelvic incidence (°)

43.3 ± 11.0

43.2 ± 9.1

0.965*

Pelvic tilt (°)

11.9 ± 8.4

10.6 ± 8.0

0.623*

SVA (mm)

19.1 ± 11.0

19.8 ± 16.9

0.900*

Brace treatment (y:n)

2:14

21:61

0.345**

  1. Values are expressed as the means ± standard deviations.
  2. C7-CSVL indicates the distance between the C7 plumb line and central sacral vertical line.
  3. SVA indicates the distance between the C7 plumb line and posterosuperior corner of S1.
  4. * Mann–Whitney’s U test.
  5. ** Fisher’s exact probability test.