Table 1 Patients’ general information
From: Right ventricular function impaired in children and adolescents with severe idiopathic scoliosis
Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mild scoliosis | Moderate scoliosis | Severe scoliosis | Control group | ||
(n = 9) | (n = 15) | (n = 13) | (n = 17) | ||
Mean SD | Mean SD | Mean SD | Mean SD | ||
Gender (M/F) | 2/7 | 5/10 | 4/9 | 7/10 | 0.8 |
Age, yrs | 16.09(4.01) | 15.49(3.76) | 16.33(3.65) | 14.49(5.01) | 0.65 |
Weight, kg | 41.13(7.63)c | 42.26(5.61)c | 33.6(6.02)abd | 46.4(12.16)c | <0.01 |
Cobb’s angle | 37.67(6.52)bc | 62.87(11.98)ac | 122(22.29)ab | <0.01 | |
FVC(L) | 77.22(9.13)c | 74.73(13.11)c | 63.15(14.22)ab | 0.02 | |
FEV1(L) | 72.78(8.39) c | 74.20(12.11) c | 58.38(11.36) ab | <0.01 | |
RV(mm) | 20.27(3.14) | 20.33(1.95) | 20.27(3.44) | 21.26(2.42) | 0.69 |
RVOT(mm) | 22.72(2.9) | 21.87(3.68) | 20.92(3.3) | 23.29(2.94) | 0.24 |
PA(mm) | 19.78(4.27) | 19.73(3.53) | 20.23(2.17) | 20.69(1.76) | 0.75 |
RVEF(%) | 61.11(5.16) | 60.53(4.93) | 61.38(6.34) | 59.59(5.3) | 0.82 |