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Table 2 COBB degrees distribution according the treatment adherence

From: Correlation between compliance and brace treatment in juvenile and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: SOSORT 2014 award winner

Juvenile scoliosis (JIS)

Compliance (N)

 

Baseline

t5

Difference between t5 and baseline

Difference over compliance

Complete

mean

29.4

10.9

−18.5

Reference

SD

6.7

9.5

(p < 0.001)

Incomplete A

mean

29.2

21.8

−7.4

11.1

SD

6.9

9.1

(P = 0.006)

(p < 0.001)

Incomplete B

mean

29.2

24.9

−4.1

14.4

SD

6.8

10.9

(p = 0.045)

(p < 0.001)

Incomplete C

mean

28.8

18.4

−10.4

8.1

SD

8.1

5.5

(p < 0.001)

(p < 0.001)

Incomplete D

mean

32.6

24.2

−8.4

10.1

SD

7.5

6.2

(p < 0.001)

(p < 0.001)

Total

mean

29.5

16.5

−13

 

SD

6.9

11.0

(p < 0.001)

Adolescent scoliosis (AIS)

Compliance (N)

 

Baseline

t5

Difference between t5 and baseline

Difference over compliance

Complete

mean

30.5

13.1

−17.4

Reference

SD

8.0

10.0

(p < 0.001)

Incomplete A

mean

30.5

20.8

−9.7

7.7

SD

5.1

6.8

(p < 0.001)

(p < 0.001)

Incomplete B

mean

28.6

24.2

−4.4

13

SD

7.0

8.0

(p = ns)

(p < 0.001)

Incomplete C

mean

30.2

20.1

−10.1

7.3

SD

6.7

7.5

(p < 0.001)

(p < 0.001)

Incomplete D

mean

31.5

23.1

−8.4

9

SD

8.8

9.0

(p < 0.001)

(p < 0.001)

Total

mean

30.4

16.3

−14.1

 

SD

7.7

10.2

(p < 0.001)