Table 1.
Descriptives of the age, the rib-index, the thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbar Cobb angle of the examined girls (n = 83) with different curve types
| Minimum | Maximum | Mean value | Standard Deviation | Curve type | |
| Age (years) | 7 | 18 | 11.6 | 3.7 | Straight spines (n = 14) |
| Rib-Index | 1.2 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.3 | |
| Thoracic Cobb | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | |
| Thoracolumbar Cobb | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | |
| Lumbar Cobb | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | |
| Age (years) | 7 | 16 | 12.4 | 3.1 | Curves < 10° (n = 7) |
| Rib-Index | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.2 | |
| Thoracic Cobb | 0° | 9° | 3.6° | 4.5° | |
| Thoracolumbar Cobb | 0° | 8° | 1.2° | 3° | |
| Lumbar Cobb | 0° | 8° | 3.4° | 4.3° | |
| Age (years) | 8 | 17 | 14.1 | 2.6 | Thoracic Curves (n = 31) |
| Rib-Index | 1.1 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.3 | |
| Thoracic Cobb | 10° | 22° | 14° | 2.9° | |
| Thoracolumbar Cobb | 0° | 11° | 0.4° | 1.98° | |
| Lumbar Cobb | 0° | 18° | 4.5° | 6° | |
| Age (years) | 11 | 18 | 14.5 | 1.8 | Thoracolumbar curves (n = 10) |
| Rib-Index | 1.2 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.3 | |
| Thoracic Cobb | 0° | 11° | 1.1° | 0.4° | |
| Thoracolumbar Cobb | 10° | 17° | 12.9° | 2.6° | |
| Lumbar Cobb | 0° | 8° | 1° | 2.5° | |
| Age (years) | 8 | 17 | 13.2 | 2.2 | Lumbar curves (n = 21) |
| Rib-Index | 1 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.3 | |
| Thoracic Cobb | 1° | 12° | 3.4° | 4.7° | |
| Thoracolumbar Cobb | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | |
| Lumbar Cobb | 10° | 24° | 15° | 4° | |