Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of the participants and the number of participants in each institution
| Patients with AIS (n = 384) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age (SD), years | 14.3 (1.9) | ||
| Mean body mass (SD), kg | 45.0 (7.2) | ||
| Mean body height (SD), cm | 155.7 (7.1) | ||
| Mean body mass index (SD), kg / m2 | 18.5 (2.3) | ||
| Treatment, n (multiple choices allowed) | 31.0 (12.6) | ||
| Mean Cobb angle (SD), degrees | 14.3 (1.9) | ||
| Mean age (SD), years | 45.0 (7.2) | ||
| Treatment, n (multiple choices allowed) | |||
| Observation | 120 | ||
| Exercise | 28 | ||
| Brace | 161 | ||
| Surgery | 78 | ||
| Other | 23 | ||
| Institution, n | |||
| Okayama Medical Center | 10 | Shiba Clinic | 14 |
| Aizu Medical Center | 2 | Jikei University Hospital | 20 |
| Iwate Medical University Hospital | 16 | Akita University Hospital | 8 |
| Gifu University Hospital | 17 | Juntendo University Hospital | 26 |
| Kurume University Hospital | 3 | Niigata Spine Surgery Center | 19 |
| University of Miyazaki Hospital | 20 | Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital | 9 |
| Kanazawa Medical University Hospital | 5 | Gunma Spine Center of Harunaso Hospital | 20 |
| Keio University Hospital | 23 | Sendai Nishitaga Hospital | 20 |
| Hirosaki University Hospital | 14 | Tokai University Hospital | 18 |
| Hirosaki Memorial Hospital | 5 | University of Tokyo Hospital | 26 |
| Saitama Medical University Hospital | 30 | Hamamatsu University Hospital | 20 |
| Saitama Medical Center | 19 | Fukuoka Children’s Hospital | 20 |