Table 3 Curve type by age, gender and curve side among the 172 patients with scoliosis
Demographic variable | Single curve | Double curve (N = 17) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Thoracic (N = 68) | Thoracolumbar (N = 53) | Lumbar (N = 34) | ||
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 6~ | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 7~ | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
 8~ | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 9~ | 9 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
 10~ | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
 11~ | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
 12~ | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
 13~ | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
 14~ | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
 15~ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 16~ | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Boys | 28 | 25 | 11 | 4 |
 Girls | 40 | 28 | 23 | 13 |
Side (major curve) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Right | 41 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
 Left | 27 | 40 | 22 | 7 |