19 July 2023 : Clinical Research
Pubertal Stage-Dependent Anthropometric Variations in Turkish Children with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: An In-Depth Analysis
Keziban Aslı Bala
1ABCDEFG*, Mehmet Murat Bala 2ABCDEFG
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.940864
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e940864
Table 1 Comparison of girls with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and normal controls by pubertal stage.
| Pubertal stage | Variables | AIS Girls | Controls | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prepubertal (Stage I) | 8 | 24 | ||
| Bone age (years) | 11 (11 – 11) | 9 (9 – 10) | <0.001 | |
| Age (years) | 10 (10 – 10) | 10 (10 – 10) | 1.000 | |
| BMI (SDS) | 0.27 (0.27 – 0.27) | −0.20 (−0.30 – 0.10) | <0.001 | |
| Weight (SDS) | −0.30 (−0.30 – −0.30) | −0.03 (−0.18 – −0.03) | <0.001 | |
| Height (SDS) | −1.0 (−1.0 – −1.0) | −0.29 (−0.49 – 0.30) | <0.001 | |
| Premenarchal (Stage II-III-IV) | 16 | 16 | ||
| Bone age (years) | 13 (13 – 13) | 11 (10 – 12) | <0.001 | |
| Age (years) | 11.5 (11 – 12) | 10.5 (10 – 11) | <0.001 | |
| BMI (SDS) | 0.1 (−0.7 – 0.9) | −1.5 (−1.6 – −1.4) | <0.001 | |
| Weight (SDS) | 0.3 (−0.8 – 1.4) | −1.15 (−1.5 – −0.8) | <0.001 | |
| Height (SDS) | 0.6 (−0.3 – 1.5) | −0.2 (−0.9 – 0.5) | 0.015 | |
| Menarchal (Stage V) | 112 | 64 | ||
| Bone age (years) | 15 (15 – 16) | 16.5 (15.3 – 18) | <0.001 | |
| Age (years) | 14 (13 – 15) | 15 (13.3 – 17) | <0.001 | |
| BMI (SDS) | 0.04 (−0.6 – 0.9) | 0.58 (−0.2 – 1.72) | <0.001 | |
| Weight (SDS) | −0.1 (−1.2 – 1.06) | 0.2 (−0.8 – 1.45) | 0.004 | |
| Height (SDS) | −0.07 (−1.1 – 0.6) | −0.75 (−1.15 – 0.61) | 0.139 | |
| Values are expressed as Median(25–75 percentile). p-values were obtained with Mann-Whithey U test. | ||||