Table 4.
Comparison of curve magnitude, pain and depression scores among groups based on Pittsburg sleep quality index cutoff scores.
| Characteristics | Participants with good sleep quality (n=32) | Participants with poor sleep quality (n=59) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | p-value | |
| Age (years) | 13.76 | 1.46 | 13.58 | 2.23 | 0.725 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 19.09 | 3.14 | 19.30 | 3.41 | 0.827 |
|
Cobb angle (°) Thoracic |
>29.80 | >9.43 | 27.67 | 13.01 | >0.567 |
| Lumbar | 26.07 | 9.34 | 24.24 | 8.86 | 0.547 |
|
Axial trunk rotation (°) Thoracic |
>9.0 | >3.13 | 8.47 | 4.96 | >0.741 |
| Lumbar | 8.25 | 4.04 | 6.04 | 2.64 | 0.046* |
|
McGill pain questionnaire Emotional index |
>0.22 | >0.79 | 0.25 | 0.63 | >0.816 |
| Sensorial index | 0.53 | 1.14 | 2.86 | 3.55 | <0.001** |
| Total pain rating index | 0.75 | 1.63 | 3.12 | 3.85 | 0.001* |
| Epworth sleepiness scale | 3.88 | 3.55 | 5.10 | 4.01 | 0.151 |
| Beck depression scale | 9.59 | 8.77 | 9.61 | 8.09 | 0.933 |
Notes: Values are means ± standard deviations, or frequence (percentage) of the groups; Significant results of group comparisons,
*
p<0.05,
**
p<0.001