Table 7.

Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient (rS) and levels of significance

Parameters	BSSQ-Deformity	BSSQ-Brace
Cobb’s angle	rS = −0.096 (p = 0.585)	rS = 0.001 (p = 0.994)
Angle of trunk rotationa	rS = −0.063 (p = 0.720)	rS = 0.395 (p = 0.019)
Distance from CSVLb	rS = −0.331 (p = 0.052)	rS = −0.296 (p = 0.084)
No. of hours a day of brace wearing	rS = 0.028 (p = 0.872)	rS = −0.109 (p = 0.533)
Duration of brace wearing in months	rS = 0.200 (p = 0.250)	rS = 0.132 (p = 0.449)

^aAngle of trunk rotation as measured with Perdriolli’s inclinometer

^bCentral sacral vertical line