Table 2.
Health-related quality of life among adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis by characteristics (N = 110)
| Characteristics | HRQoL (SRS-22r) | |
|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) or ɤ | p (Post-hoc) | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 4.18 (0.46) | 0.061 |
| Female | 4.21 (0.35) | |
| Age at diagnosed, years | ||
| 9-12 (School age) a | 4.30 (0.29) | 0.033 (a > b) |
| 13-15 (Junior high school age) b | 4.12 (0.43) | |
| 16 (High school age) | 4.15 (0.37) | |
| Type of management | ||
| Under observation | 4.28 (0.31) | 0.025 |
| Brace therapy | 4.39 (0.33) | |
| Physiotherapy | 4.03 (0.48) | |
| Brace & Physiotherapy | 4.12 (0.35) | |
| Type of curve | ||
| Thoracic | 4.12 (0.40) | 0.867 |
| Thoracolumbar | 4.28 (0.19) | |
| Lumbar | 4.25 (0.35) | |
| Double major | 4.19 (0.38) | |
| Curve severity | ||
| Mild (10° < Cobb’s angle ≤ 25°) | 4.30 (1.36) | 0.137 |
| Moderate (25° < Cobb’s angle ≤ 40°) | 4.20 (1.45) | |
| Severe (40° < Cobb’s angle) | 4.07 (2.05) | |
Post-hoc: Scheffe