Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders

Table 2 Left part: Cobb degrees comparison in all participants and in the two subgroups considered. Right part: results according to curves’ type

From: Scoliosis-Specific exercises can reduce the progression of severe curves in adult idiopathic scoliosis: a long-term cohort study

		Patients						Curves
		Age (yy.mm)		Worst		Average		Total		Proximal thoracic		thoracic		Thoracolumbar		Lumbar
		Pre	Post	Pre	Post	Pre	Post	Pre	Post	Pre	Post	Pre	Post	Pre	Post	Pre	Post
Total	Average	38.02	41.03	55,8	51,1	51,6	47,5	50,7	46,7	42,5	42,0	52,9	48,0	49,0	46,0	49,4	45,8
	Standard Deviation	11.01	10.11	14,1	12,9	12,8	13,0	13,8	13,5	13,4	21,2	15,2	14,6	12,7	4,9	12,9	11,0
	P			<0.001		<0.001		<0.001		NS		<0.001		NS		<0.001
PP	Average	40.04	44.02	55,1	50,6	52,5	48,2	50,4	46,2	42,5	42,0	54,2	49,6	61,5	57,5	44,8	40,3
	Standard Deviation	10.10	10.11	13,2	14,4	13,4	12,4	13,5	13,7	13,4	21,2	15,4	16,0	6,4	12,3	9,8	12,8
	P			<0.005		<0.005		<0.001		NS		<0.05		NS		<0.05
nPP	Average	36.06	38.11	56,3	51,6	50,8	46,9	50,9	47,0	-	-	52,0	46,9	40,7	38,3	51,9	48,8
	Standard Deviation	12.04	12.03	14,1	14,0	10,7	10,4	13,6	13,5	-	-	16,9	15,8	7,8	7,8	10,5	11,0
	P			<0.001		<0.001		<0.001		-		<0.001		NS		<0.01
P among sub-groups		NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS			NS	NS	<0.05	NS	NS	NS

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