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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Eur Spine J. 2015 May 17;25(2):619–626. doi: 10.1007/s00586-015-4011-1

Table 1.

Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Chiari I Malformation Patients with Scoliosis

Syrinx (N = 18) No Syrinx (N = 18) P-Value*
Age 11.5 ± 4.4 11.6 ± 4.7 0.94
No. Males (%) 4 (22%) 4 (22%) 1
BMI 21.7 ± 8.1 23.4 ± 5.2 0.55
Presenting Symptom
 Scoliosis (%) 15 (83%) 11 (61%) 0.136
 Headache (%) 2 (11%) 5 (27%) 0.206
 Paresthesia (%) 1(5%) 0 (0%) 0.311
Neurological Exam
Neurological Exam Finding (%) 6 (33%) 0 0.007
Sensory Deficit (%) 3 (17%) 0
Abnormal Reflexes (%) 2 (11%) 0
Motor Deficit (%) 1 (6%) 0

BMI indicates body mass index

*

Fisher’s exact test used for categorical variables, independent-sample t test for continuous variables