Table 2 Comparison of variables from the patients’ characteristics concerning the ATI 7° and ATI 5° groups
Variable | Parameter | ATI 7° criterion | ATI 5° criterion | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATI ≥ 7° (N = 85) | ATI < 7° (N = 131) | p-value | ATI ≥ 5° (N = 171) | ATI < 5° (N = 45) | p-value | ||
Age (ranges) | 6–9 (N = 59) | 33.9% (N = 20) | 66.1% (N = 39) | 0.0076 | 67.8% (N = 40) | 32.2% (N = 19) | < 0.001 |
10–12 (N = 65) | 27.7% (N = 18) | 72.3% (N = 47) | 69.2% (N = 45) | 30.8% (N = 20) | |||
13–17 (N = 92) | 51.1% (N = 47) | 48.9% (N = 45) | 93.5% (N = 86) | 6.5% (N = 6) | |||
Gender | Girls (N = 172) | 43% (N = 74) | 57% (N = 98) | 0.0443 | 80.8% (N = 139) | 19.2% (N = 33) | 0.3317 |
Boys (N = 44) | 25% (N = 11) | 75% (N = 33) | 72.7% (N = 32) | 27.3% (N = 12) | |||
Median (IQR) | 26 (20—32) | 26 (21—31) | 26 (21—32) | 26 (20—30.25) | |||
Location of scoliosis | Th – thoracic (N = 86) | 50% (N = 43) | 50% (N = 43) | 0.0214 | 80.2% (N = 69) | 19.8% (N = 17) | 0.9462 |
Th-L – thoraco-lumbar (N = 75) | 33.3% (N = 25) | 66.7% (N = 50) | 78.7% (N = 59) | 21.3% (N = 16) | |||
L – lumbar (N = 54) | 29.6% (N = 16) | 70.4% (N = 38) | 77.8% (N = 42) | 22.2% (N = 12) | |||
Cobb (ranges) | 10–14 (N = 56) | 14.3% (N = 8) | 85.7% (N = 48) | < 0.001 | 64.3% (N = 36) | 35.7% (N = 20) | 0.002 |
15–20 (N = 65) | 30.8% (N = 20) | 69.2% (N = 45) | 78.5% (N = 51) | 21.5% (N = 14) | |||
≥ 21 (N = 95) | 60% (N = 57) | 40% (N = 38) | 88.4% (N = 84) | 11.6% (N = 11) | |||
Median (IQR) | 10 (5—10) | 7 (5—10) | 7 (5.5—10) | 7 (5—10) | |||