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Table 1 Detailed comparison of scores in each of the 8 domains for compliant and non-compliant groups

From: The relationship between quality of life and compliance to a brace protocol in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis: a comparative study

Domain

Compliant

(n = 20)

Non-Compliant

(n = 11)

Difference

(p-value)

General Health

8.4 ± 1.6

7.0 ± 2.3

Not significant

Physical Functioning

29.9 ± 2.5

25.3 ± 4.3

0.006

Emotional Functioning

18.9 ± 3.7

13.5 ± 4.9

0.006

Self-Esteem and Aesthetics

8.0 ± 1.1

6.0 ± 1.9

0.008

Vitality

7.8 ± 1.2

5.0 ± 1.5

<0.001

School Activity

13.6 ± 1.4

11.6 ± 2.3

0.02

Bodily Pain

25.7 ± 3.5

23.0 ± 3.7

Not significant

Social Functioning

26.7 ± 3.5

19.9 ± 6.0

0.004