Table 1 Comparison analysis of the clinical characteristics between AIS patients with positive and negative methylation of PITX1 promoter
From: Abnormal PITX1 gene methylation in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a pilot study
Parameters | Methylation | P value | χ2 value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive | Negative | ||||
Age (y) | 10–13 | 14 | 8 | 0.021* | 6.148 |
14–16 | 8 | 20 | |||
Sex | Female | 19 | 27 | 0.308 | 1.696 |
Male | 3 | 1 | |||
Cobb angle of main curve (°) | ≤30 | 2 | 18 | 0.0001* | 15.639 |
>30 | 20 | 10 | |||