Table 1. Demographics data in four groups.
| Severity of IS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Normal (N = 30) |
Mild IS (N = 10) |
Moderate IS (N = 10) |
Severe IS (N = 10) |
F | p | η2 |
| Age (y/o) | 15.6±2.7 | 14.9±1.7 | 16.4±3.3 | 15.3±3.1 | .56 | .64 | .03 |
| Body Height (cm) | 159.1±6.6 | 158.9±3.1 | 161.1±4.4 | 162.4±7.3 | 1.02 | .38 | .05 |
| Body Weight (kg) | 52.3±9.9 | 49.3±9.8 | 48.2±6.1 | 48.3±8.2 | .84 | .47 | .04 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 20.6±3.1 | 19.4±3.3 | 18.6±2.4 | 18.2±2.1 | 2.27 | .09 | .11 |
| TUG (sec) | 6.0±0.6A | 6.8±1.5B | 6.9±0.9B | 6.5±0.8A | 3.84 | .01* | .171 |
| Cobb's angle(°) | N/A | 19.9±4.3A | 31.8±4.2B | 53.4±16.1C | 29.35 | .00* | .685 |
*p < .05
BMI: body mass index, TUG: Timed Up and Go test, IS: idiopathic scoliosis. Different alphabet superscript letters represent for significant difference in Scheffe post-hoc analysis (p < .05).