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Table 1 Descriptives of the age, the rib-index, the thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbar Cobb angle of the examined girls (n = 83) with different curve types

From: The effect of growth on the correlation between the spinal and rib cage deformity: implications on idiopathic scoliosis pathogenesis

 

Minimum

Maximum

Mean value

Standard Deviation

Curve type

Age (years)

7

18

11.6

3.7

Straight spines (n = 14)

Rib-Index

1.2

2.3

1.4

0.3

 

Thoracic Cobb

0°

0°

0°

0°

 

Thoracolumbar Cobb

0°

0°

0°

0°

 

Lumbar Cobb

0°

0°

0°

0°

 

Age (years)

7

16

12.4

3.1

Curves < 10° (n = 7)

Rib-Index

1.3

1.9

1.6

0.2

 

Thoracic Cobb

0°

9°

3.6°

4.5°

 

Thoracolumbar Cobb

0°

8°

1.2°

3°

 

Lumbar Cobb

0°

8°

3.4°

4.3°

 

Age (years)

8

17

14.1

2.6

Thoracic Curves (n = 31)

Rib-Index

1.1

2.2

1.6

0.3

 

Thoracic Cobb

10°

22°

14°

2.9°

 

Thoracolumbar Cobb

0°

11°

0.4°

1.98°

 

Lumbar Cobb

0°

18°

4.5°

6°

 

Age (years)

11

18

14.5

1.8

Thoracolumbar curves (n = 10)

Rib-Index

1.2

2.3

1.6

0.3

 

Thoracic Cobb

0°

11°

1.1°

0.4°

 

Thoracolumbar Cobb

10°

17°

12.9°

2.6°

 

Lumbar Cobb

0°

8°

1°

2.5°

 

Age (years)

8

17

13.2

2.2

Lumbar curves (n = 21)

Rib-Index

1

2.4

1.5

0.3

 

Thoracic Cobb

1°

12°

3.4°

4.7°

 

Thoracolumbar Cobb

0°

0°

0°

0°

 

Lumbar Cobb

10°

24°

15°

4°

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