Table 1.
Positive distribution results of suspected scoliosis screening in students stratified by gender.
| Age | Boys | Girls | Chi-square | p value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Suspected scoliosis screening positive | Positive rate % | N | Suspected scoliosis screening positive | Positive rate % | |||
| 10 | 2033 | 16 | 0.79% | 2083 | 22 | 1.06% | 0.815 | 0.367 |
| 11 | 2,598 | 25 | 0.96% | 2,477 | 30 | 1.21% | 0.733 | 0.392 |
| 12 | 2,812 | 38 | 1.35% | 2,854 | 63 | 2.21% | 5.929 | 0.015 |
| 13 | 3,372 | 56 | 1.66% | 3,398 | 115 | 3.38% | 20.422 | <0.001 |
| 14 | 3,683 | 91 | 2.47% | 3,684 | 124 | 3.37% | 5.208 | 0.022 |
| 15 | 3,811 | 112 | 2.94% | 3,905 | 143 | 3.66% | 3.156 | 0.076 |
| 16 | 3,198 | 80 | 2.50% | 3,512 | 111 | 3.16% | 2.629 | 0.105 |
| 17 | 2067 | 46 | 2.23% | 2,605 | 77 | 2.96% | 2.399 | 0.121 |
| 18 | 1,247 | 25 | 2.00% | 1,686 | 37 | 2.19% | 0.125 | 0.724 |
| Total | 24,821 | 489 | 1.97% | 26,204 | 722 | 2.76% | 33.918 | <0.001 |