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 2 Comparison of AIS boys and normal controls by pubertal stage.
| Pubertal stage | Variables | AIS Boys | Controls | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage I | 8 | 16 | ||
| Bone age (years) | 11 (11 – 11) | 9.5 (9 – 10) | <0.001 | |
| Age (years) | 11 (11 – 11) | 10 (10 – 10) | <0.001 | |
| BMI (SDS) | −0.5 (−0.5 – −0.5) | −0.87 (−1.6 – −0.13) | 1.000 | |
| Weight (SDS) | 0.1 (0.1 – 0.1) | −0.59 (−1.13 – −0.04) | <0.001 | |
| Height (SDS) | 1.1 (1.1 – 1.1) | −0.24 (−0.59 – 0.11) | <0.001 | |
| Stage II-III-IV | 16 | 40 | ||
| Bone age (years) | 15.5 (15 – 16) | 14 (13 – 14) | <0.001 | |
| Age (years) | 15.3 (14.5 – 16) | 13 (13 – 13) | <0.001 | |
| BMI (SDS) | −0.5 (−1.4 – 0.4) | −0.3 (−0.4 – −0.2) | 1.000 | |
| Weight (SDS) | −0.61 (−1.4 – 0.19) | 0.1 (−0.4 – 0.15) | 0.241 | |
| Height (SDS) | −0.34 (−0.5 – −0.18) | −0.04 (−1.44 – 1.1) | 0.241 | |
| Stage V | 40 | 8 | ||
| Bone age (years) | 18 (17 – 18) | 19 (19 – 19) | <0.001 | |
| Age (years) | 17 (17 – 18) | 17 (17 – 17) | 0.391 | |
| BMI (SDS) | −0.53 (−0.6 – 0.45) | 0.7 (0.7 – 0.7) | <0.001 | |
| Weight (SDS) | 0.3 (−0.31 – 0.4) | 0.4 (0.4 – 0.4) | 0.079 | |
| Height (SDS) | −0.19 (−0.26 – 0.36) | −0.4 (−0.4 – −0.4) | 0.006 | |
| Values are expressed as Median(25–75 percentile). p-values were obtained with Mann-Whithey U test. | ||||