Table 1. Characteristics of study sample.
| Patient | Age (years) | MMSE (score) | Vignos (score) | Brooke (score) | Proximal/Distal muscle strength | Diagnosis | Dominance | Scoliosis description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 80/97% | DMD | R | Absent |
| 2 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 47/62% | DMD | R | Thoracolumbar R |
| 3 | 20 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 27/57% | DMD | R | Thoracolumbar R |
| 4 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 43/53% | DMD | R | Thoracolumbar L |
| 5 | 28 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 87/87% | BMD | R | Absent |
| 6 | 17 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 50/80% | DMD | L | Thoracolumbar R |
| 7 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 50/63% | DMD | L | Thoracolumbar L |
| 8 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 47/70% | BMD | R | Lumbar L |
| 9 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 47/63% | DMD | R | Thoracolumbar L |
| 10 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 83/82% | DMD | R | Absent |
| 11 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 33/50% | DMD | R | Lumbar L |
| 12 | 13 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 70/80% | DMD | R | Thoracolumbar R |
| 13 | 25 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 60/62% | BMD | R | Thoracolumbar L |
| 14 | 13 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 63/97% | DMD | R | Thoracic R |
| 15 | 15 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 50/65% | DMD | R | Lumbar R |
| 16 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 60/60% | DMD | R | Thoracolumbar R |
| 17 | 23 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 30/57% | DMD | R | Lumbar L |
| 18 | 21 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 50/85% | DMD | R | Lumbar R |
| 19 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 50/65% | DMD | R | Thoracolumbar R |
| Descriptive data | mean±SD 18.3±5.0 | mean±SD 23.6±6.7 | median7 | median3 | median50/66% | 16 DMD/3 BMD | 17 R/2 L | 10 Thoracolumbar/5 lumbar/3 absent/1 thoracic |
| Minimum-maximum | 11–28 | 11–30 | 1–8 | 1–5 | 27–87%/50–97% | – | – | – |
DMD/BMD: Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies; MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination; R: right; L: left.