Characteristic | Had long-term follow-up n = 272 | Did not attend long-term follow-up n = 88 | p-value |
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Age at start brace treatment (years) | 13.1 (1.9) | 12.9 (2.3) | 0.83 |
Bone age at start brace treatment (years) | 12.5 (1.9) | 12.3 (2.4) | 0.67 |
Age at menarche (years) | 13.4 (1.2) | 13.3 (1.4) | 0.61 |
Age at weaning (years) | 15.8 (1.5) | 15.5 (1.7) | 0.35 |
Bone age at weaning (years) | 15.1 (1.3) | 14.7 (1.7) | 0.20 |
Major curve at start brace treatment (°) | 33.0 (7.0) | 32.4 (8.0) | 0.41 |
Major curve at weaning (°) | 28.4 (10.4) | 25.4 (9.7) | 0.02 |
Age at operation (years) | 15.8 (1.9) | 16.1 (1.4) | 0.80 |