Table 3.
Comparison of postoperative health-related quality of life scores at 24 months by GAP categories
| Health-related quality of life measure | GAP category | p valuea | ||
| Proportioned (n = 8) | Moderately disproportioned (n = 55) | Severely disproportioned (n = 96) | ||
| SF-36 physical component summary | 44 ± 8 | 40 ± 11 | 36 ± 10 | 0.047 |
| SF-36 mental component summary | 48 ± 7 | 51 ± 12 | 46 ± 13 | 0.01 |
| SRS total score | 3.5 ± 0.5 | 3.7 ± 0.7 | 3.4 ± 0.8 | 0.02 |
| ODI | 27 ± 18 | 25 ± 20 | 35 ± 21 | 0.001 |
a
Comparison was made between moderately and severely disproportioned groups only; data are presented as the mean ± SD.
SF-36 = Short Form-36; SRS = Scoliosis Research Society; Oswestry Disability Index = ODI.