30 July 2020 : Clinical Research
Fiber Type-Specific Morphological and Cellular Changes of Paraspinal Muscles in Patients with Severe Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Xiexiang Shao1ABCEF, Jian Chen1ABCF, Jingfan Yang1ADFG, Wenyuan Sui1BDFG, Yaolong Deng1BCEF, Zifang Huang2BCE, Ping Hu3ACEG, Junlin Yang1ABCDEG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.924415
Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e924415
Table 1 Demographic data of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) and control groups.
AIS | Control | P value | |
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Sex | |||
Female | 10 (83.3) | 5 (83.3) | 0.755 |
Male | 2 (16.7) | 1 (16.7) | |
Age at surgery, y | 14.8±4.0 | 13.2±3.1 | 0.486 |
Age at scoliosis initiation, y | 12.1±1.7 | N/A | |
Side of main thoracic curve, left/right | 0/12 | N/A | |
Height, cm | 161.1±8.4 | 159.5±8.0 | 0.707 |
Weight, kg | 48.0±7.8 | 49.5±5.2 | 0.678 |
BMI, kg/m | 18.4±1.8 | 19.5±1.5 | 0.239 |
Quantitative data are described as mean±standard deviation, and qualitative data are expressed as n (%). N/A – not applicable. |