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Table 1 Characteristics of patients (N = 110)

From: Health-related quality of life of adolescents conservatively treated for idiopathic scoliosis in Korea: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics N (%) or Mean (SD)/range
Gender  
 Male 21 (19.1)
 Female 89 (80.9)
Age, years 14.2 (2.17) 10-19
Age at diagnosed, years 12.5 (1.82) 9-16
 9-12 (School age) 53 (48.2)
 13-15 (Junior high school age) 49 (44.5)
 16 (High school age) 8 (7.3)
Duration of treatment received, months 21.11 (17.41) 6-72
Type of management  
 Under observation 68 (61.8)
 Brace therapy 3 (2.7)
 Physiotherapy 23 (20.9)
 Brace & Physiotherapy 16 (14.5)
Type of curve  
 Thoracic 31 (28.2)
 Thoracolumbar 7 (6.4)
 Lumbar 21 (19.1)
 Double major 51 (46.4)
Curve severity at present  
 Mild (10° < Cobb’s angle ≤ 25°) 52 (47.3)
 Moderate (25° < Cobb’s angle ≤ 40°) 46 (41.8)
 Severe (40° < Cobb’s angle) 12 (10.9)